Deze week 7 lanceringen, allemaal voor satellietconstellaties. Roman Space Telescope wordt eind augustus gelanceerd, de ontplofte New Glenn blijft in het nieuws, er was heel wat gedoe rond een (nieuw) lek in het ISS, Europa gaat met VAST de ruimte in, MAVEN is nu ook officieel opgegeven en iedereen lijkt uit te kijken naar de beursgang van SpaceX. Dat en nog veel meer ook deze week in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart.

Bij de foto: De segmenten van de vastebrandstofraketten voor SLS worden gefabriceerd in Utah. Ze worden met de trein richting Florida getransporteerd. Foto: NASA/Brandon Hancock

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

30.05.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 17-41 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 50th Starlink mission of 2026.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 391 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 30 May 2026

30.05.2026 – Chinese LM 2D lanceert 4 SatNet testsatellieten.
Space News: China launches test direct-to-device satellites for multiple projects.
China in Space: Guowang Direct-to-Device Test Satellites Delivered From Xichang [Long March 2D Y119].

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Long March-2D launches “Satellite Internet Technology Test Satellites”.

01.06.2026 – Eerste Chinese LM12B lanceert satellieten voor Qianfan-constellatie (Polar Group #10).
Space News: China conducts surprise launch of Long March 12B, delivers Qianfan satellites on debut flight.
China in Space: Long March 12B Debuts With Qianfan Carrying Mission [Long March 12B Y1].
Ars Technica: In a surprise launch, China debuts another big rocket designed for reusability.
SpaceCom: China launches debut mission of Falcon 9-like rocket with no advance notice.

Filmpjes:
CCTV (shorts): China's Reusable Rocket Long March-12B Completes Maiden Flight.
SciNews: Long March-12B first launch
CCTV: China's Long March-12B Y1 rocket sets development speed record.

03.06.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 17-47 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink missions from both coasts 19 hours apart.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 392 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 3 June 2026.

04.06.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-43 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches sunrise Starlink mission following weather scrub.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink missions from both coasts 19 hours apart.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 393 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 4 June 2026.

04.06-2026 – Chinese LM 6A lanceert Qianfan-satellieten (Polar Group #11).
China in Space: Qianfan Jumps Back Ahead of Guowang in Satellite Count [Long March 6A Y25].
ECNS: China launches 18 satellites, expands Qianfan internet constellation to 182 spacecraft.
ECNS (foto’s): China successfully launches 11th group of Qianfan polar-orbit satellites.

Filmpje:
CCTV: China Launches New Satellite Group for Commercial Constellation.
SciNews: Long March-6A launches SpaceSail Polar Orbit 11.

05.06.2026 – Chinese LM 8 lanceert Qianfan-satellieten (Polar Group #12).
China in Space: Qianfan Reaches 200 Satellites Following Wenchang Mission [Long March 8 Y9].
Space News: Qianfan constellation deployment hits 200 satellites with Long March 8 and 6A launches.

Een artikeltje van eind mei:
28.05 – China in Space: Can China's Mega-Constellations Deploy Their Satellites Faster?.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Satellite Group for Commercial Constellation.
SciNews: Long March-8 launches SpaceSail Polar Orbit 12.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope wordt op 30 augustus gelanceerd.
Space Policy Online: NASA Sets Launch Date for Roman Space Telescope.
Universe Today: Roman Telescope's massive infrared mirror is ready to fly.
NASA: NASA Invites Media to See Roman Space Telescope Arrive at Kennedy.

Raketnieuws.

New Glenn ontploft op lanceerpad – Over de gevolgen.
Zie uiteraard ook de vorige NUDR.
31.05 – RocketSTEM: Artemis timeline faces questions after Blue Origin rocket explosion.
01.06 – Space News: New Glenn failure worsens constrained launch market.
02.06 – SpaceCom: Rocket goes boom, satellite cameras zoom: Explosive Blue Origin damage is visible from space.
02.06 – Air and Space Forces: Blue Origin Rocket Explosion the Largest Ever at Cape Canaveral: Commander.
02.06 – PhysOrg: Blue Origin says rocket explosion spared fuel tanks and key launch pad parts.
02.06 – Ars Technica: Blue Origin has set a very aggressive return-to-flight timeline.
02.06 – Universe Today: Blue Origin Issues Official Statement on New Glenn Explosion.
02.06 – NSF: Blue Origin initiates LC-36 recovery, targets RTF by end of 2026.
03.06 – Spaceflight Now: Blue Origin vows to resume New Glenn flights by year’s end.
03.06 – Space News: Blue Origin seeks to resume New Glenn launches by year’s end.
03.06 – Ars Technica: How long will it take to rebuild Blue Origin’s launch pad? We asked some SpaceX vets.
03.06 – Space News: AST SpaceMobile sees New Glenn setback delaying initial commercial service into 2027.
03.06 – Florida Today: Space Force assesses damage after Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explosion.
04.06 – Defense One: Blue Origin rocket explosion shows ‘fragility’ of national-security launch plans.
04.06 – Spaceflight Now: NASA head urges new launcher for Blue Origin’s moon landers to meet Artemis mission deadlines.
05.06 – Aviation Week Podcast: A Defining Moment For Blue Origin.
05.06 – NSF: After New Glenn anomaly, Blue Origin keeps focus on upcoming Blue Moon and Mars missions

Filmpjes:
31.05 – Scott Manley: NASA's Moon Base Plans - Will Blue Origin's Disaster Change Things?
01.06 – NSF:The New Glenn Anomaly at LC-36 | The NSF Views.
03.06 – NSF Breaking Space: Is Blue Origin's Repair Timeline Even Possible?

New Glenn krijgt nieuwe contracten.
01.06 – ExecutivGov: Bue Origin Secures Space Force NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 Task Order.
01.06 – Breaking Defense: National security launch schedule not likely impacted by New Glenn disaster.
01.06 – Air and Space Forces: Space Force Announces Launch Deal with Blue Origin After Rocket Mishap.

Over de financiering van (Amerikaanse) lanceerbasissen.
Space News: Spaceport facility bonds are now law – and they fundamentally change space infrastructure finance.

Spaceport Nova Scotia – Nieuws.
SpaceQ: Maritime Launch Services details next phases of Spaceport Nova Scotia construction.
SpaceQ: Spaceport Nova Scotia prepares for two suborbital hypersonic rocket launches this month.

China - Nieuwe en herbruikbare raketten (weldra) lanceerklaar.
Space News: China’s latest batch of new and reusable rockets are close to launch.

Spark Space en hun elektrisch aangedreven raketmotor.
China in Space: Spark Space Raises Nearly 100 Million Yuan, Courts Jiuquan for Launch.

PLD Space investeert meer geld in lanceerplatform in Frans Guyana.
European Spaceflight: PLD Space Triples Investment in Launch Facility to €35 Million. 

HyImpulse gaat mogelijk lanceren vanuit Oman.
Oman Observer: Rocket firm eyes Oman launch operatons thourgh Etlaq Spaceport. 

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

05.06.2026 – ISS – Heisa rond lekken in het PrK deel van Zvesda. Crew Dragon even gebruikt als “safe haven”.
Het begon met dit twitter-bericht van NASA Press Secretary  Bethany Stevens (15u16).
Maar wat later werd de (nood)situatie opgeheven, aldus dit twitter-bericht (16u57)

Het NASA-verslag van het gebeuren (na de feiten).
ISS Blog: NASA Provides Update on Space Station Leak.

Space News: Astronauts briefly shelter in Dragon during ISS leak repair.
Space Policy Online: Five ISS Crew Members Temporarily Take Shelter Due to Russian Segment Air Leak.
BBC: Astronauts return to ISS after sheltering during air leak repair attempt.
Ars Technica: The saga of the International Space Station air leak took a worrying turn Friday.
Spaceflight Now: NASA crew briefly shelters inside Dragon capsule as Russia addresses new space station leaks.
Space News: NASA concerns about Russian repairs prompted ISS safe haven decision.

TASS: NASA orders astronauts to move to Dragon spacecraft over Russian Zvezda module repairs.

Spacepage.be: Astronauten in het ISS zoeken hun toevlucht in de Dragon ruimtecapsule terwijl Russische kosmonauten proberen een luchtlek te verhelpen.
VRTNWS: Astronauten in internationaal ruimtestation ISS moeten zich voorbereiden op spoedevacuatie door lek in Russische module.
VRTNWS: Herstellingswerken in ISS gepauzeerd, astronauten mogen schuilplek weer verlaten.

The Exploration Company test parachutes Nyx.
Space News: The Exploration Company completes drop test of Nyx capsule.
European Company: The Exploration Company Completes Nyx Drop Test.
NSF: The Exploration Company advances Nyx parachute recovery.
Payload: The Exploration Company Completes Nyx Drop Test.

Frankrijk en de UK met VAST naar de ruimte.
CNES: French astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Arnaud Prost to fly space missions in 2027.
Space News: France to fly two astronauts on Vast missions.

GovUK: Astronaut with physical disability could be first to enter orbit after ground-breaking agreement.
Space News: UK explores Vast space station mission for astronaut with physical disability.
BBC: Paralympian could become first astronaut with disability to live and work in space.

Payload: US Commercial Space Stations Expand to Europe.

Italiaanse simulatie ruimtevlucht op een zeilschip.
European Spaceflight: Italy Turns to Tall Ship to Simulate Stresses of Long-Duration Spaceflight.

ISS – De blogentries.
ISS Blog: Stem Cell Research for Cancer, Spacesuit Work Kick Off June.
ISS Blog: Bacteria, Cartilage, and Metal Tops Tuesday’s Research Aboard Station.
ISS Blog: Human Research, Biotechnology for Advanced Health Fill Station Research Schedule.
ISS Blog: Bioprinting Cartilage, Producing Stem Cells Fill Thursday’s Research Schedule.
ISS Blog: NASA Provides Update on Space Station Leak.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
ISS National Lab: Microbes Reveal Missing Link in Space Manufacturing.
Interesting Engineering: Space laundry solved: Cold plasma tech kills bacteria on astronaut clothing.

Filmpjes:
NASA: ESA Astronaut Discusses Life in Space with European Media – Friday, May 29, 2026.
NASA: ESA Astronaut Discusses Life in Space with European Media – Wednesday, June 3, 2026
ESA (shorts): How Sophie washes her hair in space.
ESA: Installing MatISS-4, designed to trap atmospheric contaminants.
ESA: SpaceX CRS-34 approach and docking.

Commerciële ruimtestations – CLD.
Space Policy Online: NASA Agrees with Industry, Keep CLD Program As Is.
Space News: NASA abandons ‘core module’ concept for commercial space station development.
Payload: NASA Reverts to Original CLD Procurement Plan.
NSS: NSS Commends NASA for Recommitting to a True Commercial Future in Low Earth Orbit.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Blue Moon Mk1 doorstaat eerste reeks testen.
Universe Today: Blue Origin's Lunar Lander Just Passed Its Toughest Test Yet.

Artemis II – Een nieuwe Mach39 patch.
Collect Space: Artemis II crew flew fast, earned patch: Astronauts' Mach 39 emblem.

Moon Village Association (filmpje): Back to the Moon webinar Ep 1: Artemis 2 – Science & Industry.
NASA: NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth.

Artemis III.
NASA: Final Artemis III SLS Booster Segments En Route to NASA Kennedy.
NSF: Artemis III’s remaining solid rocket booster segments shipped from Utah to Florida.

En deze mag je volgende week verwachten – op 09 juni – met o.a. de aankondiging van de Artemis III bemanning.
NASA – Livestream: NASA's Artemis III Announcement.

Artemis – Moon Base.
NASA: NASA Testing Wastewater Treatment Facility for Future Moon Base .

Europa en de Maan (en Mars).
European Spaceflight: Venturi Space to Build €250M Lunar and Martian Rover Factory in Toulouse.

NASA en Space Reactor-1 – SR 1 – Freedom.
Space News: NASA working to streamline development of nuclear electric propulsion demo mission.

Naar de Maan en Mars.
The Space Review: Artemis and the blue micromoon.

Universe Today: Lasers at the Lunar Poles Could Help Astronauts Navigate.
PhysOrg: Is extracting oxygen from lunar soil the future of space exploration?

Lunar City op Baikonur.
TASS: Baikonur could become Lunar City — administration chief.

Asteroid Mining.
Space News: AstroForge completes DeepSpace-2 spacecraft.
Payload: AstroForge Completes its DeepSpace-2 Spacecraft.

Starship – Terugblik op Flight 12. Wanneer Flight 13?

Filmpjes:
NSF: SpaceX Starts Pad 2 Inspections After Flight 12 Mishap | Starship Update.
Marcus House: SpaceX Is Already Preparing Starship Flight 13!?

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Het (officiële) einde voor MAVEN.
NASA: NASA Says Farewell to MAVEN Mars Mission, Hosts Media Call Today.
De betrokken persconferentie kan je hier herbeluisteren - NASA's MAVEN Mission Update (June 3, 2026).

Space News: NASA declares end to MAVEN Mars mission.
Collect Space: NASA declares MAVEN lost after Mars atmosphere mission falls silent.
SpaceCom: Like 'the loss of a loved one': NASA's Mars orbiter MAVEN is officially dead after months of radio silence.
Sky & Telescope: Mars MAVEN Mission Lost; NASA Says Farewell.
Ars Technica: After 11 years at Mars, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisper.

SpaceCom: NASA's dead Mars orbiter MAVEN will crash into the Red Planet in the next 100 years. It's not the only probe in the Mars morgue.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
ESA: How Europe studies the Sun.

Aarde:
NASA: International Sea Level Satellite Observes El Niño Precursor.

Maan:
China in Space:Observatory by U.S., Hong Kong Led Team Heading to the Moon via Chang'e 7.
Universe Today: Flash-Melted Glass from Chang'e-5 Reveals a High Levels of Iron on the Moon.

Bodemmonsters van Mars op de Maan?
SpaceCom: Scientists call for a secure lunar quarantine facility for extraterrestrial samples: 'The moon may become humanity's first line of biological defense'.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4908-4912: Goodbye Campo Marte, It’s Been Fun!
Inside Outer Space: Curiosity Mars Rover: Mineralogy of Mount Sharp.
SpaceCom: Watch this bio-inspired Mars rover concept 'swim' through sand on curved wheels.
ESA: ExoMars rover targets vast bed of clay in search for life.

Planetoïde Kamo’oalewa:
China in Space: Tianwen-2 Approaching Asteroid Kamoʻoalewa For Sample Collection.

Planetoïden:
Universe Today: Ceres’ Surface Is Much More Complex Than Previously Thought.

3I/Atlas:
SpaceCom: Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is blasting out a bunch of methane. Here's why that's weird.
SpaceCom: Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is not an alien spacecraft: SETI hunt for 'technosignatures' comes up empty.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Meer SpaceX IPO-nieuwtjes.
SpaceCom: Will SpaceX still be a launch company after its historic IPO?
Aviation Week: SpaceX—To The Nasdaq And Beyond | Check 6 Podcast.
PhysOrg: Before SpaceX goes public, a scramble to get on bandwagon.
Space News: SpaceX to raise at least $75 billion in IPO.
SpaceCom: $1.77 trillion! SpaceX is about to become the 7th-most valuable American company.
Ars Technica: S&P 500 rejects SpaceX, also blocking entry for OpenAI and Anthropic
PhysOrg: SpaceX signs pre-IPO deal to provide AI computing to Google.
De SpaceX up-to-date gebrachte prospectus bij de Securities and Exchange Commission (03.06.2026) vind je hier.
Je vindt die trouwens ook, samen met een filmpje, terug op de website: https://spacexipo.com/ 

De Standaard: SpaceX test de beurswereld als nooit tevoren.
De Standaard: SpaceX krijgt geen vipticket in S&P500.
De Standaard: Gespannen zenuwen voor de grootste beursgang ooit. Wat als beleggers ‘neen’ zeggen tegen SpaceX?

Voyager Technologies koopt Astrobotic.
Space News: Voyager to acquire lunar lander developer Astrobotic.
Payload: Voyager Will Acquire Astrobotic.

Europa en de (militaire) ruimtevaart.
Reuters: Exclusive: UK adopts SpaceX's Starshield for military operations, sources say.

Filmpje:
Ondanks de titel gaat dit vooral over Europa en het militaire aspect, in een interview met het hoofd van ESA.
01.06 – EuroNews: Blue Origin explosion ‘huge setback for everyone in space community’, ESA chief says.

De oorlog rond Iran.
CGTN (filmpje): Satellite images reveal extent of Iranian strikes on US bases.

Space Force / Golden Dome.
01.06 – Space News: Northrop Grumman partners with Apex on space-based interceptors for Golden Dome.
01.06 – Via Satellite: Northrop Grumman to Team With Apex for Space-Based Interceptors, Targeting Capability in 2027.
02.06 – Payload: Northrop Grumman Taps Apex for Golden Dome SBI Collab.
02.06 – SpaceCom: SpaceX wins $4 billion Space Force contract for satellites that target 'airborne threats' anywhere on Earth (meer in vorige NUDR).
02.06 – Space News: NRO nominee says commercial space, AI are reshaping spy satellite agency
03.06 – SpaceQ: BAE Systems taps MDA Space for medium Earth orbit missile warning satellite components.
03.06 – SatNews: American military space closed around one company in seven days.
04.06 – Space News: HASC NDAA markup challenges Space Force on satellite programs.

HST – Nieuws.
01.05 – NASA: Hubble Spots a Starry Spiral.
08.05 – NASA (filmpje): The Weirdest Worlds Hubble Has Seen.
15.05 – NASA: Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition.
22.05 – NASA: Hubble Captures Galaxy Cluster.
27.05 – NASA: Hubble Spies Faint Irregular Galaxy.
29.05 – NASA: Hubble Spies Faint Irregular Galaxy.
29.05 – NASA: Hubble Captures M88 on Journey to Center of Virgo Cluster.
29.05 – ESA: Journey to the centre of a galaxy cluster.

JWST – Nieuws.
04.05 – SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope directly studies an exoplanet's surface for the 1st time: 'We see a dark, hot, barren rock'.
06.05 – ESA: Webb & Hubble find massive star clusters emerge faster.
06.05 – Science.org: Astronomers unlock a sharper view from JWST using a ‘keyhole’ trick.
15.05 – SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope maps our universe's largest structure in unprecedented detail.
21.05 – Ars Technica: JWST maps the weather on a hot gas giant 700 light-years away.
27.05 – Universe Today: Astronomers Observe the Most Chemically Primitive Galaxy in the Early Universe.
27.05 – NASA: NASA’s Webb Reveals Black Hole That Formed Before Its Galaxy.
27.05 – ESA: Little Red Dot Abell2744-QSO1 (NIRCam Image).
28.05 – SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope discovers a black hole that formed before its host galaxy. Scientists aren't sure how.
28.05 – Universe Today: JWST Studies a Dark and Airless Super-Earth.
31.05 – NSF: Ancient black hole sheds new light on Webb’s Little Red Dots.
01.06 – Universe Today: JWST Finds Methane Atmosphere on Temperate Exoplanet.
01.06 – ESA: Webb sniffs methane from interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS.
01.06 – Universe Today: Are the JWST's Early Overrmassive Black Holes Just Normal-Range Outliers?
05.06 – ESA: Webb unveils young stars across every stage of formation.

Filmpjes:
06.05 – Hubble WebbESA: Space Sparks Episode 24: Webb looks into the cradles of star clusters, finds massive clusters eme...
06.05 – HubbleWebbESA: Pan video: M51.
06.05 – HubbleWebbESA: Zoom video: M51.
07.05 – HubbleWebbESA: Space Sparks Episode 25: A beacon of light in swirls of dust.
03.06 – NASA Webb Telescope (shorts): NASA’s Webb Reveals Black Hole That Formed Before Its Galaxy.
05.06 – HubbleWebbESA: Space Sparks Episode 26: Webb unveils young stars across every stage of formation.

Chandra X-Ray Observatory – Nieuws.
Chandra: Chandra Helps Find Missing Wind from Milky Way's Black Hole.

FERMI – Nieuws.
20.05 – NASA (filmpje): Fermi Spies a Supercharged Supernova.

TESS – Nieuws.
04.05 – NASA: For NASA’s TESS, Stellar Eclipses Shed Light on Possible New Worlds.
06.05 – Universe Today: Closing The Exoplanet Radius Gap.
08.05 – SpaceCom: Scientists found 10,000 possible exoplanets hiding in NASA data.
13.05 – NASA: NASA’s Planet-Hunting TESS Reveals Dazzling Night Sky.

PANDORA – Nieuws.
06.05 – Universe Today: First Images From the Pandora Exoplanet Mission.

LISA – Nieuws.
05.05 – European Spaceflight: ESA Awards Thales Alenia Space €26 Million Contract for LISA Telescopes.
08.05 – European Spaceflight: ESA Begins Developing Replacements for NASA’s Contributions to LISA.

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