China demonstreerde met succes met de Lange Mars 10B wel een hele aparte manier om terugkerende raketten op te vangen. De Japanse Hayabusa2 passeerde Torifune, Tianwen-2 kwam aan bij Kamoʻoalewa. En SpaceX publiceerde alweer een schitterende docu, deze keer over Flight 12. Wat zoveel wil zeggen dat Flight 13 voor de deur staat. Wie weet zelfs deze week nog. Dat en nog veel, veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: De terugkeer en “landing” van de eerste trap van de Lange Mars 10B. Foto’s: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws.

Nieuw contract voor het Belgische Simera Sense.
Space News: Simera Sense to provide imagers for Canary Islands constellation.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

04.07.2026 – Chinese LM 6A lanceert SpaceSail Polar Group #13.
China in Space: Qianfan Grows Again With Thirteenth Deployment Via Taiyuan [Long March 6A].

Enkele eerdere berichten:
10.06 – CCTV (filmpje): China to Make Headway in Networking of Qianfan Constellation: Expert.
12.06 – China in Space: Qianfan Wants 100+ New Satellites Launched by End of July.

Filmpjes:
CGTN (shorts): Watch: China launches new satellite group for commercial constellation.
SciNews: Long March-6A launches SpaceSail Polar Orbit 13.

05.07.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-50 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: Semiconductor manufacturing test bed flies alongside Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 launch.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 403 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 5 July 2026.

05.07.2026 – Chinese LM 8A lanceert SpaceSail Polar Group #14.
China in Space: Largest Qianfan Group Delivered via Upgraded Launch Vehicle [Long March 8A Y9].

Filmpjes:
ChinaViewTV: China's Long March-8A rocket launches new satellite group.
SciNews: Long March-8A launches SpaceSail Polar Orbit 15.

07.07.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Transporter 17 (VSFB).
SpaceX: Transporter-17 Mission.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 81 satellites to orbit from California, lands rocket on ship at sea.
Spaceflight Now: Fire detectors, military tech demos, 3D printers among SpaceX rideshare payloads launching on midnight Falcon 9 flight.

Space News: SpaceX launches Transporter-17 amid concerns about rideshare program’s future.

SpaceCom: SpaceX just launched the 1st-ever nuclear-powered commercial satellite – BOHR.
Payload: Transporter-17 Sends the First Commercial Nuclear Sat to Orbit.
Space News: Startup testing nuclear battery technology in orbit.

Payload: Austria’s First Commercial Sat is Ready for Launch – Tumbleweed – Oasis Alpha.
AxelSpace: Launch Date Confirmed for Seven GRUS-3 Earth Observation Microsatellites.
SatNews: SEOPS Completes Multi-National Integration of 10 Payloads for SpaceX Transporter-17 Mission.
Korea JoongAng Daily: Korea to launch 4th next-generation medium-sized satellite from U.S. Tuesday.
SpaceQ: SpaceX Transporter-17 successfully deploys four Canadian satellites.
Space News: Apolink makes contact with first relay satellite.
LA Times: New FireSat satellites promise faster wildfire detection over California and beyond.
SatNews: ESA CyberCUBE In-Orbit Laboratory Deployed via SpaceX Transporter-17 Rideshare.
NASA: NASA CubeSat to Speed Technology Testing in Orbit.

Satellite Pro Me: D-Orbit launches 23rd commercial ION mission aboard Transporter-17.

Ondertussen is er ook een extra contract voor D-Orbit:
Space News: D-Orbit signs launch-services contract with ArkEdge Space.

ZfT: Countdown to Launch: Nine ZfT Satellites Ready for Liftoff.
ZfT: Satellite Separation.
ZfT: First Contact: CuBy.
ZfT: First Contact: TOM / CloudCT.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the Transporter-17 mission to orbit.
SciNews: Transporter-17 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

09/07.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-42 (CCSFS).
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for record-breaking 36th time.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on record-breaking 36th flight.

The Verge: Starlink deployments on record pace.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 404 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 9 July 2026.

10.07.2026 – China lanceert Lange Mars-10B in een demonstratievlucht.
NSF: Launch Preview: Long March 10B and Vikram-I debut.
ECNS: China recovers reusable Long March-10B rocket stage in sea-based first.
China in Space: China Recovers Rocket Booster, Debuts New Launch Vehicle! [Long March 10B Y1].
Space News: China becomes second country to recover orbital booster with Long March 10B.
Inside Outer Space: China’s Long March-10B Maiden Flight: First-ever Controlled Rocket Recovery.
Ars Technica: China recovered its first reusable rocket and showed a new way to do it.

Filmpjes:
SciNews: Long March-10B first launch and landing.
SciNews: Long March-10B first landing.
SciNews: Long March-10B landing explained.
CGTN: World's first: China recovers rocket booster with net system at sea.
CCTV: China Achieves First-ever Controlled Rocket Recovery in Long March-10B Maiden Flight.
CCTV: China Successfully Tests Sea-Based Rocket Booster Recovery System.
CGTN: The World Today – China catches Long March-10B booster in reusable rocket breakthrough.
CCTV: China Achieves Milestone in Reusable Rocket Technology with Long March‑10B.
CCTV: Unique Net-Capture System Plays Key Role in Successful Recovery of Long March-10B's First Stage.
CCTV: China's Innovative Net-Capture Recovery System Paves Way for Reusable Rocket Development
CCTV: Multi-Angle Review of China's First Rocket Recovery Mission.

11.07.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 17-48 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for 35th time, hauls Starlink satellites to orbit.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 405 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 11 July 2026.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

14.07.2026 – Soyuz MS-29 stuurt nieuwe bemanning naar ISS.
NASA: NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Anil Menon Launch to Space Station.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Training Reel - July 1, 2026.
NASA’s livestream van de lancering ga je hier vinden..

18.07.2026 – Eerste lancering Indische Vikram-1 – Aagaman (demonstratievlucht).
The Hindu: Payloads to be launches by Vikram-1.
Space News: Skyroot prepares for first orbital launch attempt.

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

19.06.2026 – RocketLab/Electron lanceert VICTUS HAZE Puma.
RocetLab (filmpje/shorts): Mission success for VICTUS HAZE!
SatNews: Space Force and True Anomaly Complete First Tactical Intercept of VICTUS HAZE Mission.

03.07.2026 – Pegasus XL lanceert Swift Boost Mission.
NASA Blog: On-Orbit Checkouts in Progress for Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift.
Ars Technica: Katalyst’s satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA’s Swift.
Een animatie over de vlucht en opdracht van LINK vind je hier.

Raketnieuws.

India test cryogene raketmotor voor volgende LVM3.
ISRO: ISRO conducts Flight Acceptance Test of Cryogenic Engine successfully for next LVM3 mission.
Times Of India: ISRO clears cryogenic engine for next LVM-3 mission.

Laatste Atlas-V-raketten exclusief voor Starliner.
Ars Technica: ULA’s last six Atlas Vs can’t launch anything besides Boeing’s Starliner.

RocketLab – Electron en Neutron.
NSF: Rocket Lab sees Electron gains, Neutron delays in first half of 2026.

ISAR Aerospace gaat Spectrum ook lanceren vanuit Canada.
Space News: Isar Aerospace signs agreement for Canadian launch site.
European Spaceflight: Isar Aerospace Signs US$112.5M Deal for Dedicated Launch Site in Canada.
SpaceQ: Isar Aerospace to build dedicated launch complex at Spaceport Nova Scotia in $112.5M USD deal.
SpaceCom: Launching from 2 continents: Germany's Isar Aerospace leases Canadian pad for $150 million.

Duitse RFA One krijgt toestemming voor lancering vanuit SaxaVord (Shetland).
Herald Scotland: Shetland space port to spend more than £100k on security.
The Shetland Times: SaxaVord Spaceport progresses security plans ahead of first launch to be carried out this summer by Rocket Factory Augsburg.
BBC: Rocket test flight could be attempted from Shetland in August.
European Spaceflight: RFA ONE Launch from SaxaVord Set for No Earlier Than 10 August.
Shetland News: SaxaVord Spaceport confident it is ready for first launch this summer.

Lanceercontracten voor MaiaSpace.
European Spaceflight: Loft Orbital Books Multiple Launches Aboard MaiaSpace Rockets.

Arianespace en GEO rideshare.
Space News: Arianespace opens door to GEO rideshare opportunities from 2029.

Arianespace en aankoop neuskegels.
Beyond Gravity: ArianeGroup and Beyond Gravity sign major contract securing the long-term supply of Ariane 6 payload fairings.

Arianespace test upgrade Vinci-motor.
European Spaceflight: ArianeGroup Tests Upgraded Ariane 6 Upper Stage Rocket Engine.

Aspire – Ooit concurrent voor SpaceX ?
Fast Company: AI, ex-Soviet engineers, and the Holy Grail of rocketry: Inside the bold bet to rival SpaceX.

Venus Aerospace vindt extra geld voor ontwikkeling RDRE.
RDRE staat voor Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine.
Space News: Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale rocket engine technology.
SpaceCom: Revolutionary rocket engine company Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale design.
Payload: Venus Aerospace Raises $91M Series B to Scale RDRE Production.
Vorig jaar in mei had er al een bescheiden testvlucht plaats. Het filmpje daarvan vind je hier.
De website van Venus Aerospace vind je hier.

De verouderde KSC-infrastructuur. Nieuwe lanceerpaden in opbouw. Ook vanop zee?
Florida Today: To aid aging KSC infrastructure, Florida senator pitches 'Space Ready Act'.
Space News: The government’s options to address strained spaceports.
Payload: US Government Studying Offshore Launch Opportunities.

NSF: Progress at the Cape: New Launch Pads rise for Stoke, Relativity.
En misschien ook dit filmpje eens bekijken: NSF: Florida's Space Race is Heating Up | Space Coast Update.

Florida Politics: Ashley Moody bill would back infrastructure upgrades at Cape Canaveral and other NASA launch facilities.

Extra lanceerfirma’s voor NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1.
USSF Space Systems Command: Space Access Awards 2 Contracts to On-Ramp New Providers to National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1.

Space News: Space Force adds Relativity, Impulse Space to national security launch program.
Air & Space Forces: Space Force Picks Two More Startups to Compete for Launch Missions.
Breaking Defense: Space Force adds two startups to small, medium launch pool.
GovConWire: Impulse Space, Relativity Win Spots on Air Force’s $5.6B NSSL Launch IDIQ.
Ars Technica: The newest entrant in the military’s launch competition isn’t actually a launch company.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

ISS – De blogentries.
ISS Blog: Cartilage Engineering, Blood Pressure Studies Kick Off Week Aboard Station.
ISS Blog: More Cartilage, Blood Pressure Studies on Station as Crew Swap Preps Begin.
ISS Blog: Crew Works Health Checks, CubeSat Maintenance, and Soyuz Seat Checks.
ISS Blog: Neurology Studies and Crew Departure Preps Fill Station Schedule.
ISS Blog: Week Ends With Vein Scans, Cartilage Engineering Before New Crew Launches.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
SpaceCom: Even astronauts in space saw America 250 fireworks on the Fourth of July. See their ISS view of Los Angeles.

ESA: New European exercise device begins testing with first rope-pulling workout in space.
Zie ook de filmpjes wat verderop
ISS National Lab: By the Numbers: The ISS National Lab’s Impact on the LEO Economy.
Business Wire: Auxilium Biotechnologies Achieves Historic Space Bioprinting Milestone, Successfully Bioprinting Kidney and Liver Tissues in Orbit for the First Time.
Payload: Auxilium Demos Tech To Enable Sustainable Bioprinting in Orbit.
BioOrbit: Over Baby BOX-E - Drug crystallisation in microgravity.

Universe Today: Does Space Speed Up Ageing? A New Study Says Yes!

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA Astronaut Discusses Life in Space with Space Economy Congress – Thursday, July 9, 2026.
ESA (shorts): Alexander Gerst ranks his ISS experiences.
ESA: Sophie activates ESA's new space exercise device.
ESA (shorts): Sophie's first rowing session on E4D.
ESA: Veggie: Growing plants for science.

Commerciële ruimtestations – CLD.
NASA: NASA Seeks Industry Input on Second Phase of Commercial Space Stations.
Payload: NASA Releases CLD Draft RFP.

Ars Technica: NASA sure seems to be asking an awful lot of private space stations.

NSF: Vast’s Haven-1 continues to advance through milestones ahead of planned 2027 launch.

ISS National Lab: Beyond the ISS: Leaders Look to the Future of Commercial LEO Platforms.

Meer over Qingzhou.
Inside Outer Space: China Set to Debut New Cargo Spacecraft for Space Station Operations.

Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation – CSS.
China in Space: Tiangong Begins Monitoring Greenhouse Gases With Shenzhou-23 Assistance.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: Shenzhou 23 Crew Completes Installation of Spaceborne Greenhouse Gas Detector.

Gaganyaan – Parachute testen.
The Times of India: Gaganyaan mission: ISRO’s parachute test vehicle clears first ground test – SOLVE.
India Today: Isro tests experimental Solve rocket motor to advance Gaganyaan mission.
The Hindu: Gaganyaan mission: ISRO successfully conducts first SOLVE ground test.

The Times of India: ISRO successfully conducts key test on main parachutes for Gaganyaan crew module.
The Times of India: Gaganyaan: ISRO clears another parachute milestone; IMAT-5 done, but details on 4th test elusive.

WION: Gaganyaan: The mission that could change how the world sees India’s space ambitions

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Blue Origin en Blue Moon – Mk1 en Mk2.
Space News: Blue Origin continues work on lunar landers during recovery from New Glenn explosion.
Ars Technica (filmpje): New Glenn Catastrophe Aftermath: What's Next for the Space Industry? | Ars Live.

Artemis II.
Collect Space: Artemis II astronaut Jeremy Hansen leaving Canadian Space Agency.
SpaceCom: Artemis 2's Jeremy Hansen stepping down from active astronaut duty after epic moon mission.

NASA: Artemis II Crew and Apollo 14 Moon Tree.

Artemis III.
NASA (filmpje): Booster Segments for Artemis III Journey from Utah to Florida.

Artemis IV – De eerste maanlanding voor Artemis.
Collect Space: NASA astronauts will plant Capitol-flown flag on next moon landing.
SpaceCom: Trump gifts Artemis astronauts an American flag from the US Capitol to plant on the moon.

Artemis – Human Landing System.
SpaceCom: 'That's going to come back and bite us': Former NASA chief questions Artemis moon lander plans.

Artemis – Moon Base.
Universe Today: NASA Is Calling on Industry to Build Its Lunar Infrastructure.
SpaceCom: Staffing the moon base: How many astronauts should live in NASA's lunar outpost?

Naar de Maan en Mars.
Payload: Exclusive: Lunar Forge Unveils Plans to Build Lunar Infrastructure Out of Dust.
PhysOrg: From the lab to the moon: Lunar cement alternative survives 6 months on ISS and returned stronger in some tests.
Universe Today: University Team Proposed Retractable, Pressurized Tunnels for Missions to Mars.

Universe Today: Could Astronauts Grow Rice on the Moon?

The Space Review: The Mars Tax: Starship’s toll on American lunar ambitions.

Forbes: Elon Musk Claims SpaceX Will Send ‘Thousands’ Of People To The Moon And Mars In Next Ten Years.

Ispace, Starship en hun rol als “Lunar Access Integrator”.
Space News: ispace to send larger payloads to the moon on SpaceX’s Starship.
Space Policy Online: Japan’s ispace Expanding into Lunar Infrastructure.
SpaceCom: Japanese company books 1,100 pounds of cargo space on SpaceX Starship mission to the moon.
Payload: ispace Launches Lunar Integrator Service With Starship.

Spacepage: Japans bedrijf bestelt 500 kilogram laadruimte op de SpaceX Starship-missie naar de maan.

Filmpje:
ispace: Persconferentie.

Starship – Flight 12 – The after movie.
Schitterende SpaceX-docu over Flight 12, in afwachting van de volgende testvlucht.
Je vindt de docu via dit SpaceX-bericht op X.

Starship – Flight 13 ten vroegste op 16 juli.
SpaceCom: SpaceX ignites all 33 powerful engines on Starship booster test ahead of Flight 13 launch.
NSF: Booster 20 completes record duration Static Fire.

NOLA: SpaceX attends Louisiana ‘summit’ as speculation over its plans swirls.

Filmpjes:
NSF: Starship Testing Takes an Unexpected Turn | Starship Update.
NSF: SpaceX conducts Booster 20 testing on Pad 2.
NSF: SpaceX rolls Booster 20 for testing on Pad 2.
NSF: "Flight 13 Notices are Stacking Up for Next Week" | SpaceX Starbase.
NSF (shorts): SpaceX Static Fires Starship Booster in Longest Test EVER!

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Het “einde” voor NASA’s CAPSTONE.
NASA: NASA’s CAPSTONE Completes Extended Mission Testing Lunar Technologies.
The Register: NASA calls time on CAPSTONE after four years of lunar orbit lessons.

Japanse Hayabusa2 passeert planetoïde Torifune.
JAXA: Hayabusa2 captures images of asteroid Torifune.

Japan Times: Hayabusa2 flies past asteroid as Japan aims to acquire data for planetary defense.
Japan Times: Hayabusa 2’s Flyby Makes Planet Defense Technology Feasible.
PhysOrg: Japan space probe skims asteroid in test for planetary defense.
The Register: Japan’s asteroid sample retriever rapidly buzzes remote space rock.
SpaceCom: Japan's Hayabusa2 probe captures remarkable photo of a two-headed asteroid 62 million miles away.
Sky & Telescope: Hayabusa 2 Completes Flyby Past Asteroid Torifune.
Universe Today: Another Success for Hayabusa 2 as it Completes a Flyby of Asteroid Torifune.

Filmpjes:
JAXA: Flyby of asteroid Torifune by Hayabusa2 on July 5, 2026.
JAXA: Live broadcast Flyby Torifune (in het Japans maar ondertiteling in het Engels zijn mogelijk).
JAXA: Persconferentie.
SciNews: Asteroid Torifune imaged by Hayabusa2.

Tianwen-2 arriveert bij Kamoʻoalewa – 2016 HO3.
ECNS: China's Tianwen-2 probe reaches target asteroid to begin scientific exploration.
ECNS: China's Tianwen-2 probe rendezvouses with target asteroid.
CNA: Chinese space probe reaches asteroid for first sample collection.

China in Space: Tianwen-2 Arrives at Kamoʻoalewa, Starts Surveying Ahead of Sample Grabs.
Space News: Tianwen-2 arrives at asteroid Kamo’oalewa, first image revealed.
PhysOrg: China's space probe reaches asteroid after 1-billion-kilometer chase for first sample return.
SpaceCom: Chinese scientists find the best way to nuke an asteroid on its way to impact Earth.
SpaceCom: China releases 1st photo of Earth's elusive 'quasi-moon' Kamo'oalewa.
Sky & Telescope: Tianwen 2 Arrives at Quasi-Moon Kamoʻoalewa, Returns Images.

SpaceCom: China announces plan to build early-warning system for dangerous asteroids.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China's Tianwen-2 Probe Reaches Target Asteroid, Starts Scientific Exploration.
CGTN (shorts): China's Tianwen-2 begins close-up exploration of target asteroid.
SciNews: Asteroid 2016 HO3 imaged by Tianwen-2.

Firefly Aerospace bouwt de aeroshell voor SkyFall Mars Mission.
Firefly Aerospace: Firefly Aerospace Receives $13 Million NASA JPL Subcontract to Build Aeroshell for SkyFall Mars Mission.
SpaceCom: NASA begins funding hardware for 'Skyfall' Mars helicopter mission.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Mercurius:
ESA: BepiColombo Mercury arrival phase mission control team.

Aarde:
Space News: Airbus to build Aeolus-2 wind-monitoring satellite.
EO Open Science (filmpje): The STRIVE Earth System Explorer mission.
ESA: Satellites in tandem reveal 30 years of Antarctic ice flow.
NASA: NASA Scientists Take to Air and Space to Study Arctic Sea Ice.
NASA (filmpje): Field Campaign in the Arctic: Measuring Sea Ice From Air and Space.
NASA: Where Venezuela’s Earthquakes Shifted the Ground.

Maan:
Blue Origin (filmpje): Episode 2 Extra: Exploring the Moon’s South Pole – VIPER.
USRA: First Light, Next Steps—The Path Forged by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Mars:
NASA: Curiosity Sees Martian Sulfur Up Close.
SpaceCom: NASA tests advanced new Mars rover prototype in the California desert.
NASA Watch: Mars Researchers Have Concerns.
SpaceCom: Could evidence of life on Mars be hiding in clay? Europe wants to send a rover to check.

Saturnus:
John Hopkins APL: NASA’s Dragonfly Clears Key Tests as Titan Rotorcraft Takes Shape.

New Horizon is wakker:
NASA: NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Wakes from Hibernation in Good Health.
SpaceCom: NASA's New Horizons probe just woke up from hibernation 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto. What's it doing out there?

Didymos/Dimorphos.
ESA: Deep space software upgrade for Hera’s asteroid visit.

Planetoïde Apophis:
European Spaceflight: ESA Taps Spain’s EMXYS to Build €10M Don Quijote Asteroid Lander

3I/Atlas:
ESO (filmpje): 3I/ATLAS likely formed in the outskirts of an old star system | ESO News.
SpaceCom: More clues surface about the origins of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Wally Funk overleden.
Collect Space: Wally Funk, last of the 'Mercury 13' and oldest woman in space, dies.
Ars Technica: Wally Funk, last of Mercury 13 and oldest woman in space, dies at 87.
SpaceCom: Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, passes away at 87.
VRTNWS: Astronaute en oudste vrouw in de ruimte Wally Funk (87) overleden: "Ze was een pionier in elke zin van het woord.

Over de beursgang van SpaceX – Blue Origin zoekt vers geld.
01.07 – Space News – Opinion: The SpaceX IPO tells one story. Here is the more important one..
08.07 – Axios: Why Wall Street is bullish on SpaceX.
08.07 – De Standaard: SpaceX krijgt spectaculaire koopadviezen, maar de belegger volgt niet.

07.07 – Business Insider: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is raising external funding for the first time. Read the CEO's email to staff.
08.07 – CNBC: Bezos’ Blue Origin valued at $130 billion in first outside fundraising round.
08.07 – Ars Technica: Blue Origin, for the first time, is expected to raise private capital.
09.07 – Space News: Blue Origin seeks to raise $10 billion in outside capital.
08.07 – Payload: Blue Origin Seeks $10B at $130B Valuation, Reporting Shows.

Space Domain Awareness – Deep Space Radar antenne loopt vertraging op – DARC.
Air and Space Forces: Deep-Space Radar Construction Delayed, GAO Says.

Ruimteafval spoelt aan op Australische kusten.
SpaceCom: Unidentified metal spheres found on Australian beach are 'debris from a foreign rocket body', space agency says.
VRTNWS: Mysterieuze 'ruimteballen' spoelen aan op strand in Australië.

Grote ruimtevaartfusie in Europa krijgt weerstand – Project BROMO.
Het gaat over Airbus, Thales en Leonardo.
Financial Times: European space deal to create SpaceX rival draws antitrust claims.
BigGo Finance: Europe's Answer to SpaceX, Project Bromo, Faces Antitrust Headwinds at Home.
GrossWald: Airbus, Leonardo and Thales Press Brussels to Clear “Project Bromo,” Their 25,000-Staff Space Merger, as Germany's OHB Raises Capital and Objects.

De Standaard: Het Europese antwoord op SpaceX krijgt al kritiek nog voor het er is.

Italiaanse IRIDE-aardobservatieconstellatie operationeel.
European Spaceflight: Italy Brings IRIDE Earth Observation Service Online.

CesiumAstro wil satellietconstellatie van 737 stuks.
Via Satellite: CesiumAstro Files for 737-Satellite Synchronicity Constellation.

Starlink-nieuws – Aanvraag voor 100.000 Gen3 satellieten.
SatNews: SpaceX Controlled-Deorbit Report Discloses Decommissioning of 260 Starlink Satellites Over Six Months.
SatNews: The Big Three Unite to Blunt Starlink’s Reach as SpaceX IPO Reshapes Direct-to-Device Landscape.

Space News: Fi expands Starlink direct-to-device capability into dog-tracking.

SatNews: SpaceX Files FCC Application for 100,000 Third-Generation Starlink Satellites.
SpaceCom: SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 Starlink satellites to orbit.

Duitsland wil eigen Starlink – Spock.
Bundeswehr: Bundeswehr plant Satellitenflotte mit bis zu 1200 Einheiten bis 2030.
Business AM: Duitsland wil zijn eigen versie van Starlink ontwikkelen met maar liefst 1.200 satellieten tegen 2030.

NATO denkt aan HALO – Hybrid Alliance Layered Operations in Space.
NATO: NATO Deputy Secretary General announces new initiatives in space, strike capabilities and air defence.
NATO: NATO Allies join forces to develop high-end space capabilities.
Via Satellite: NATO Allies Plan Hybrid HALO Constellation.
Payload: NATO Allies Plan to Stitch Together Sovereign Space Fleets.

Vraag om even te wachten met ODC-toepassingen.
Space News: Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications.

Nucleaire detectoren in de ruimte.
MIT News: MIT researcher proposes a way to detect nuclear weapons in space.
SpaceCom: Shoebox-sized 'detector satellites' could sniff out a nuclear bomb in space.

Space Force / Golden Dome.
04.07 – Space News: GAO flags satellite costs, launch risks in Space Force portfolio.
06.07 – Space News: BAE microchip designed for strategic defense missions passes radiation test.
07.07 – Space News: SpaceX satellite wins test Pentagon’s commitment to competition – AMTI / SDN.
08.07 – SpaceCom: The US Space Force just got a new electromagnetic weapon to jam adversary satellites.
09.07 – Space News: Golden Dome and the search for new space markets.
10.07 – Payload: Pulse Space Lands $40M Space Force Contract to Develop Laser Tech.

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