Drie blikvangers deze week: Starship abort bij het ontsteken motoren, nieuwe poging nu maandagnacht (?). Nieuwe Soyuz brengt 3 astronauten naar het ISS. India lanceert eerste privaat ontwikkelde raket. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: En – uiteraard – bewerkte foto. De lancering was wel degelijk echt, de eerste Vikram-lancering. De “8” werd toegevoegd n.a.v. de achtste verjaardag van Skyroot Aerospace. Foto: Skyroot Aerospace.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws.

Over Altius.
Eire Composites: ÉireComposites manufactures advanced composite components for ESA’s Altius ozone mission.

Belgische militairen willen eigen constellatie van verkenningssatellieten – GALO.
GALO – Global coverage All Weather Low Earth Orbit Observation.

De Tijd: België gaat voor het eerst eigen militaire satellieten lanceren.
Rtbf: La Belgique va se doter de ses premiers satellites militaires.
A News: Belgium to develop 1st military satellite constellation by 2030.

Ook Nederland doet het een en het ander. Zie “Meer ruimtevaartnieuws” voor meer details.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

14.07.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 15-14 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 406 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 14 July 2026.

14.07.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 10-45 (CCSFS).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches a flight-proven Falcon booster for 600th time.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches flight-proven rocket for 600th time, sending Starlink satellites to orbit.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 407 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 14 July 2026.

14.07.2026 – Soyuz MS-29 lanceert nieuwe bemanning richting ISS. En koppelt enkele uren later met het ruimtestation.
TASS: Russia’s Soyuz MS-29 crewed spacecraft launches to orbital outpost from Baikonur spaceport.
SpaceCom: Russia launches NASA astronaut Anil Menon and 2 cosmonauts to the International Space Station.
NSF: Soyuz MS-29 launches new crew to ISS from Baikonur.
Collect Space: Ex-SpaceX flight doc, two cosmonauts launch on Soyuz MS-29 to ISS.

SpaceCom: Astronauts just launched on a Soyuz rocket with an energy-drink ad on it, continuing a Russian tradition.

TASS: Soyuz MS-29 to go into orbit with Indian children’s drawings honoring Gagarin's flight.
The Hindu: Who is Anil Menon, the Indian-origin NASA astronaut of Malayali descent now in Earth orbit?
US Space Force: Guardian astronaut brings operational medicine experience to ISS mission.

NASA: NASA Astronaut Anil Menon, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station.
TASS: Soyuz MS-29 carrying new international crew docks with ISS.
Space Policy Online: New Russian-American Crew Arrives at ISS.

Space News: Isaacman attends Soyuz launch of ISS crew.

Filmpjes – Vooraf:
NASA: Next Space Station Residents Prepare for Launch on Soyuz MS-29.
NASA: Astronaut Moments: Anil Menon.

Filmpjes – De lancering: 
Roscosmos – Uitzending v/d lancering.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Soyuz MS-29 Launch.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-29 launch.

Filmpjes – De koppeling:
Roscosmos – Uitzending v/d koppeling.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Soyuz MS-29 Docking.
SciNews: Soyuz MS-29 docking.
SEN: Watch Soyuz MS-29 Below the ISS Before Docking.

Filmpjes – Het openen van de luiken.
Roscosmos – Uitzending v/d luikopening.
NASA: NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Soyuz MS-29 Hatch Opening.

En ook dit:
SEN (shorts): Watch the ISS perform a 180° rotation after Soyuz MS-29's arrival.

16.07.2026 – SpaceX lanceert satellieten voor Tranche 1 Transport Layer E (VSFB).
Aerospace America: SDA to resume satellite launches this week after months-long pause, agency chief says.

Space News: SpaceX launches 21 satellites for military data network.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches 21 'data transport' satellites for US military.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 21 communications satellites for the Space Development Agency.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the Semper Citius SDA’s third Tranche 1 data transport mission to low-Earth orbit
SciNews: SDA T1TL-E launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

16→17.07.2026 – SCRUB – Starship Flight 13 – Lancering stilgelegd bij het ontsteken van de motoren.
SpaceX: Flight 13.
Space News: SpaceX gears up for Starship Flight 13.
SpaceCom: SpaceX targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, reveals what went wrong on previous launch.
Ars Technica: SpaceX is gearing up for Starship’s 13th test flight later this week.
NSF: Starship Flight 13: Potentially the final Suborbital Flight.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX to deploy first Starlink V3 satellites on suborbital Starship-Super Heavy flight.

SpaceCom: What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 launch on July 16? (Full mission timeline).

SpaceCom: SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 test launch aborts at last second.
Ars Technica: SpaceX scrubs Starship launch after some of its engines didn’t start.
Space News: SpaceX aborts Starship Flight 13 launch attempt.
Space Policy Online: No-Go For Starship Today, Next Try Maybe Next Week.

SpaceCom: SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Starship - Critical Path – Een SpaceX docu over Flight 12.
15.07 – NSF: SpaceX rolls Flight 13's Booster 20 to Pad 2
15.07 – NSF: Starship Launch Week Has Begun | Starship Update.
15.07 – Spaceflight Now: What SpaceX needs to prove during Starship Flight 13.
17.07 – SciNews: Starship aborted launch, 16 July 2026.

18.07.2026 – Geslaagde eerste lancering voor Indische Vikram-raket.
The Hindu: India’s first privatly developed orbital-class rocket Vikram-1 set for July 18 lift-off.
The Times Of India: Skyroot Aerospace to launch India’s first private orbital rocket on Saturday.
The Times Of India: Skyroot’s rocket Vikram-1 will carry to space a special message from PM Modi.
The Hindu: India’s first private orbtial rocket Vikram-1 set for lift-off.

The Hindu: All you need to knwo about Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket.
SpaceCom: Getting Vikram-1 to orbit: Inside Skyroot Aerospace's coming bid to make spaceflight history.

ANI: "Initial glitch delayed Vikram-1 launch by 35 minutes, issue resolved quickly": ISRO Chairman.

The Hindu: Vikram-1, country’s first private orbital-class rocket, successfully places tech payloads, postcards into orbit.
The Times of India: ‘I saw launch live, you have inspired youth’: PM Modi calls Skyroot tream, hails success of mission.
The Times of India: I was discouraged from taking bold decision to privatise space sector, today you proved me right: PM Modi to Skyroot after Vikram-1 successful launch.
The Times of India: Skyroot’s orbital launch: India’s own SpaceX is born, startup to give country an alternative for satellite launches.

Space News: Skyroot Aerospace reaches orbit on first Vikram-1 launch.
SpaceCom:  'The dawn of a new space era': Vikram-1, India's 1st private orbital rocket, aces debut launch.

De Standaard: India lanceert eerste particuliere raket.

Filmpjes:
Skyroot Aerospace. New India's Big Leap | Skyroot's Vikram-1 and the Rise of Private Spaceflight.
Skyroot Aerospace: Vikram-1 | Test Flight-1 | Skyroot | Mission Aagaman| India's First Private Orbital Rocket Launch.
SciNews: Vikram-1 launch.

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

07.07.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Transporter 17 (VSFB).
Exolaunch: Exolaunch Successfully Deploys 49 Satellites on SpaceX's Transporter-17 Mission, Surpassing 800th Deployed Satellite.
Muon Space: Muon Space Deploys First Three Operational FireSat Satellites for Earth Fire Alliance.

10.07.2026 – China lanceert Lange Mars-10B in een demonstratievlucht.
China in Space: Recovered Long March 10B Booster Returns to Dry Land.
NSF: China’s first recovered booster returns to port as LandSpace aims for first land recovery.

ECNS: China's reusable rocket milestone boosts momentum in commercial space sector.
ECNS: LNG-derived fuel powers China’s reusable commercial rocket.

PanDaily: China Commercial Space Crosses Rocket Recovery Threshold, Targets First Reflight Within the Year.
Space News: China lines up methalox Long March 10C as commercial workhorse after first booster recovery.

Raketnieuws.

11.07.2026 – Geslaagde test met Japanse RV-X is een stap in de richting van herbruikbare raketten.
CNA: Japan successfully launches, lands reusable rocket.
NHK: Japan takes major step toward reusable rockets.
SpaceCom: Another reusable rocket? Japan launches, lands RV-X prototype.

Fiilmpjes:
JAXA (shorts): Reusable Rocket Experiment: RV-X (Small Experimental Vehicle) Flight Test.
JAXA: Report on the Flight Test Results (Preliminary Report) of the RV-X Reusable Rocket Experiment (Small-Scale Experimental Vehicle) – in het Japans.
SciNews: RV-X first launch and landing.

Japan wil meer lanceringen.
Space News: Japan seeks to ramp up launch activity.

Hyperbola-3 – Nieuws.
Chain in Space: iSpace Conducts Drone Ship Sea Trials With Hyperbola-3 Pathfinder.

Kinetica-2 – Nieuws.
China in Space: Kinetica-2 Preparing for September Second Flight, Testing Engine Upgrades.

Miura 5 – Nieuws.
PLD Space (filmpje): MIURA 5 tanks in action!

ESA’s Henon-cubesat met Ariane 6 de ruimte in – Vraag naar grotere blok-bestellingen.
European Spaceflight: ESA Selects Ariane 6 to Launch Deep Space CubeSat.
European Spaceflight: Arianespace CEO Urges the EU to Procure Large Blocks of Ariane 6 Flights.

Terran R – Nieuws.
Relativity Space (filmpje): Terran R June 2026 Program Update.

Neutron – Nieuws.
RocketLab (filmpje): Neutron | Hot Fire - Vacuum Archimedes Endurance Burn.
SpaceCom: Watch Archimedes burn! Rocket Lab fires up engine for its powerful next-gen Neutron launcher.

Budget voor NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 verdrievoudigd.
Space News: Space Force triples launch contract ceiling amid rising demand
Payload: Payload Field Guide: NSSL.

GovConWire: Space Force Issues Draft RFP, RFI for NSSL Enterprise Payload Processing Management Effort.

Nog eens de laatste Pegasus-lancering.
SatNews: Air Launch Died the Same Week Responsive Space Arrived.

Wanneer komt de Russische tegenhanger van Falcon 9 – Amur.
Ars Technica: Will Russia’s answer to the Falcon 9 rocket ever take flight?

Wordt lanceren goedkoper?
PhysOrg: Space cargo costs could fall more than 90% by 2040, study suggests.

Een beetje geschiedenis – Nucleaire propulsie in Amerika.
The Space Review: Atoms for space: Past US space nuclear power and propulsion programs.

Ondertussen in Australië – Spinifex.
Payload: Spinifex Space Launches With Australian Test Ranges.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

Over (mogelijke) alternatieven voor Crew Dragon.
Ars Technica: A “disaster waiting to happen”? Industry officials worry about Crew Dragon availability.

ISS – De blogentries.
ISS Blog: Expedition 74 Stays Busy and Awaits Tuesday’s New Crew Arrival.
ISS Blog: New Station Crew Counts Down to Soyuz Launch Live on NASA+.
ISS Blog: Soyuz Spacecraft Launches New Crew for Station Arrival Today.
ISS Blog: Soyuz Arriving at Station With New Crew Live on NASA+.
ISS Blog: Soyuz Docks to Station, Hatches Open Soon for Crew Greeting.
ISS Blog: Three New Crew Members Await Hatch Opening Live on NASA+.
ISS Blog: New Trio Enters Station and Joins Expedition 74 Crew.
ISS Blog: Station’s Newest Trio Adjusts to Mission Life Before Next Crew Departure.
ISS Blog: Expanded Crew Works Science, Microgravity Adaptation, and Next Crew Departure.
ISS Blog: Week Wraps with New Crew Adjustments and Human Research Studies.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: ISS operations extended through 2030 — Roscosmos chief.
TASS: Extending ISS operation until 2030 to smooth transition for next station — cosmonaut.
Space Policy Online: Russia Agrees to ISS Operations, Seat-Swaps, Through 2030.

TASS: Anna Kikina becomes first female TASS correspondent on board ISS.
TASS: Cosmonaut Anna Kikina speaks about first moments on ISS.

SpaceCom: Space medicine breakthrough? Kidney and liver tissue bioprinted off Earth for 1st time ever.
SpaceCom: 1st-ever X-rays in space offer hope for possible patients headed to the moon.
Space News: Icarus Robotics taps KULR to provide batteries for Space Station robots.
ISS National Lab: A New Spin on the Adidas World Cup Ball.

Filmpjes:
ESA: Sophie celebrates her 44th birthday on the International Space Station.
NASA: NASA Astronauts Discuss Life in Space With NBC – Thursday, July 16, 2026.

Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation – CSS.
China in Space: Shenzhou-23 Crew Busy Participating in Microgravity Experiments.
ECNS: Shenzhou-23 crew tests new in-orbit mass measurement device.
Inside Outer Space: China Space Station Crew: Brain-function Research.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: Stunning View of Earth Captured from China's Tiangong Space Station.
CCTV: China's Shenzhou-23 Crew Conduct Life Sciences, Physics Experiments in Orbit.

ROSS – Nieuws over het toekomstige Russische ruimtestation.
TASS: Russian orbital station to become new chapter of manned space exploration — Bakanov.

Gaganyaan – Nieuws.
ISRO: Successful accomplishment of Major Qualification Tests Crew Module systems of Gaganyaan Mission.

The Hindu: ISRO successfully carries out tests of Gaganyaan crew module systems.
Deccan Chronicle: ISRO Successfully Conducts 3 Crucial Tests for Gaganyaan Crew Module.
India Today: Isro completes 3 Gaganyaan crew capsule tests. Know how these will keep astronauts safe.

The Hindu: How the Gaganyaan crew module is built to survive.
The Hindu: ISRO issues memo to curb exodus of sicentists and engineers from Gaganyaan and other keu missions.

Australian Space Agency: Australian tracking terminal commissioned for India’s historic human spaceflight program.

BAS – Bharatiya Antariksh Station.
The New Indian Express: INTERVIEW | Space station, human missions to Moon among India's plans for next decade: Shubhanshu Shukla.

Vrouwen in de ruimte.
PBS:  Women Astronauts’ Chances for Space Flight.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Geschiedenis – De pen die Apollo 11 redde is verkocht.
Collect Space: Apollo 11's broken switch and mission-saving pen sell for $860K.
Ars Technica: Buzz Aldrin sells famous felt-tip pen that helped launch Apollo from the Moon.

Artemis Accords.
NASA: NASA Welcomes Serbia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory.
NASA: NASA Welcomes Mauritius as 70th Artemis Accords Signatory.

Space News: Serbia signs the Artemis Accords.
Space News: Mauritius becomes 70th nation to sign the Artemis Accords.
Space Policy Online: Serbia, Mauritius Bring Artemis Accords to 70.

Artemis II.
ESA: Artemis II astronauts visit ESA.
ESA: European Service Module team meets Artemis II crew.
Airbus: Artemis II crew touches down at Airbus in Bremen to celebrate a flawless flight.

NASA: Houston, we have a podcast: Artemis II Lunar Science.

Artemis III.
NASA: How NASA’s Artemis III Lander Test Will Pave Way for Moon Landings.
SatNews: NASA Details Docking and Software Protocols for Revised Artemis III LEO Demonstration.
Universe Today: NASA’s Artemis III Lander Test Will be a "Dress Rehearsal" for Returning to the Moon!

NASA: NASA Taps SpaceX’s Starlink to Deliver Artemis III Imagery from Orion.
Payload: NASA Selects Starlink for Artemis III Mission.

NASA: NASA’s Artemis III Flight Hardware Stacks Up at Kennedy.
SpaceCom: NASA begins stacking rocket ahead of 2027 Artemis III astronaut launch (photos).
SpaceCom: 'Full steam ahead': NASA ramps up prep for Artemis III astronaut launch in 2027.

Filmpjes:
Philip Sloss: NASA begins Artemis III stacking, China launches their Moon rocket booster, Centaur V questions.

Naar de Maan en Mars.
Forbes: Astronauts Marooned On Moon Could Be Abandoned Under Current NASA Plan.
SpaceCom: Moon landings could destroy evidence of life's origins.
Space News – Opinion: Getting ready for lunar planetary defense.

Chinese Mengzhou-capsule eerste lancering – Uitstel tot in 2027?
China in Space: First Mengzhou Mission May Be Delayed to 2027.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

ESA en Moonraker.
Payload: Lunar Outpost Joins ESA’s Moonraker Mission in 2030.

CLPS – Draper-contract beëindigd.
Space News: NASA terminates Draper lunar lander mission.
ispace: ispace-U.S. Update on Contract with Draper.

ispace, ULTRA en Sky Perfect.
Ispace: ispace and SKY Perfect Sign MOU to Advance Commercial Communications Infrastructure for Japan’s Lunar Exploration Missions.
Via Satellite: Sky Perfect JSAT and ispace Partner for Lunar Exploration Ambitions.

Mars en PSYCHE.
NASA: NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Details of Martian Surface During Flyby.
ESA: ESA’s Mars Express meets NASA’s Psyche.
NASA: The Growing Crescent of Mars as NASA’s Psyche Mission Approaches.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA’s Psyche Mission Just Flew By Mars: Here’s What We Learned.
NASA: Psyche Captures Stunning Timelapse Video of Its Mars Encounter.

Chang’e 7 – Lanceerraket arriveert op lanceersite.
China in Space: Chang'e 7's Long March 5 Rocket Delivered to Wenchang for Moon Launch.
Inside Outer Space: China’s Next Moon Landing Mission: Chang’e-7 Targeted for Lunar South Pole in Hunt for Water Ice.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Ruimteweer:
SpaceCom: Are we underestimating the threat of solar storms? A 'once-in-a-thousand-year' disaster is worth considering, scientists say.

Aarde:
NASA: Wild, Scenic, and Increasingly Rusty.
Belgian Earth Observation: Swarm helps reveal the iron architecture of Earth's deep interior.
Belgian Earth Observation: HERMES: High-Resolution Evaporation and Soil Moisture Across Europe and Africa.
National Academies: Consensus Study Report: Attribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Events and Their Impacts 2026 (gratis te downloaden).

Maan:
Space Daily: Seven fragments hidden inside lunar dust returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission came from a rare, water-rich type of asteroid never before confirmed on the Moon — suggesting these fragile bodies bombarded the ancient Earth–Moon system far more often than Earth’s meteorite record implies.
Spacepage: Satellietbeelden van uitwerpselen van pinguïns onthullen de gevolgen van klimaatverandering voor deze diersoort.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4941-4947: (Pin)Stripes on the Fourth of July.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4947-4953: Gale Crater Then and Now.
NASA: Curiosity Finds Evidence of an Ancient Sandstorm.
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reads Record of Ancient Mars Impacts.
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Provides Sweeping View of Broom Point.
NASA: Perseverance’s Trip to ‘Broom Point’.
ESA: Metallic waves on ancient Mars.
SpaceCom: These 'metallic' dunes on Mars look like sci-fi. What are they really?

Saturnus:
NASA (filmpje): Eye on Dragonfly Live | A Behind-the-Scenes Look at NASA's Mission to Titan.

Pluto:
SpaceCom: Astronomers discover landslides on Pluto large enough to bury entire cities on Earth.

Planetoïde Kamoʻoalewa.
Universe Today: After a Billion Kilometres, China's Asteroid Hunter Finally Arrives.

Planetoïde 1998 SH2:
NASA: NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet.

Planetoïden:
NASA: NASA Study of Pristine Meteorite Adds to Story of Ancient Asteroids.

Saturnus:
NASA Science (filmpje): Eye on Dragonfly Live | A Behind-the-Scenes Look at NASA's Mission to Titan.

Nog dit:
ESA: Expedition Sound podcast series.
ESA: Our Sun, Solar Orbiter, and listening to solar fireworks – Expedition Sound episode 1.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Eärendil goedgekeurd door FCC – Hoe zonlicht laten schijnen op Aarde tijdens de nacht.
Space News: FCC approves first Reflect Orbital satellite.
Het betrokken FCC-document vind je hier (PDF).
SpaceCom: The FCC just gave Reflect Orbital permission to launch its 1st space mirror to orbit. Tens of thousands more could follow.
Payload: Reflect Orbital Cleared to Fly In-Orbit Mirror by FCC .
Sky a Telescope:  Observers Beware: Reflect Orbital’s Space Mirrors Approved for Launch.

De website van Reflect Orbital vind je hier.

Reentry nieuws – ENOS / Starfall.
Payload: Reditus Finishes ENOS Reentry Vehicle Ahead of First Flight.
Payload: SpaceX Starfall Demo Provides Validation for Reentry Startups.

ESA opent nieuw centrum in Polen.
ESA: ESA and Poland to establish a new civil security and resilience centre in Warsaw.
Space News: Poland to host new ESA center as government boosts investments in space.

Europa en de (militaire) ruimtevaart.
Space News: Defense spending lifts Europe’s space economy.
RoomEU: Europe warned over space laser gap.

Reuters: German minister warns against unacceptable delays to 10 bln euro satellite project.
Advanced Television: German army to order 1,200 satellites.
DevDiscourse: Germany's 10 Billion Euro Military Satellite Project Pushed Towards Discipline.
BytesEU: Germany expands military space capabilities with SATCOMBw satellites.

Nederlandse Defensie start met zijn Space Command.
Rijksoverheid: Defensie bouwt aan Space Command.
AD.NL: Nederland krijgt eigen Space Command om slagveld vanuit de ruimte te overzien.
Headliner: Nederland mengt zich met tientallen satellieten in strijd om de ruimte: 'We kunnen niet om SpaceX heen'.
European Spaceflight: Netherlands adopts mandate for its new space agency.

De oorlog rond Iran.
The Space Review: The Iranian use of space operations during Epic Fury.

PWSA – Nieuwe contracten.
US Space Force: Space Development Agency issues awards to build 36 accelerated missile defense tracking layer satellites for Tranche 3 in support of Golden Dome for America.
L3 Harris: US Space Force Selects L3Harris to Provide Advanced Tracking Satellites for America’s Missile Defense.
Sierra Space:  Sierra Space Awarded $798 million missile defense contract in support of Golden Dome for America.
Space News: L3Harris, Sierra Space to build 36 satellites to expand U.S. missile-tracking network.
Air and Space Forces: SDA Awards Contracts for 36 Golden Dome Missile Tracking Satellites.

Space Force / Golden Dome.
13.07 – Breaking Defense: Reditus readies first launch of its re-entry vehicle/hypersonic target – ENOS – REENTRY.
15.07 – GovConWire: Golden Dome Tracker: New Contract Awards and Hopes for New Space Infrastructure.
16.06 – Payload: TraCSS Looms Large Over Mission Authorization Hearing.
16.06 – Space News: Trump’s pick to lead Space Force defends plan to more than double budget.
16.06 - Defense One: Space Force can’t figure out what personnel it needs for its missions, GAO says.
16.06 - Defense One: China justifies Space Force’s budget, nominee tells lawmakers in smooth confirmation hearing.
16.06 – Space News: Nature study identifies a new way to spot nuclear weapons in orbit.
18.03 – Space News: Pentagon awards $7.1 million to expand U.S. production of cover glass for satellites.

Chimpansee Ham krijgt eerbetoon.
The News&Observer: Ham the Astrochimp, first ape in space who retired to the NC Zoo, finally gets his due.
WWayTV3: North Carolina honors the chimpanzee who helped pave the way to space.
WRAL News: NC Zoo historic marker honors Astrochimp Ham.

HST – Hubble Space Telescope – Nieuws.
12.06 – NASA: Hubble Sees Swarm of Galaxies.
16.06 – Universe Today: The History and Scientific Impact of Hubble’s Deep Field Imaging.
16.06 – NASA: NASA Webb, Hubble Reveal History of Relic of Milky Way’s Formation.
17.06 – NASA: Hubble Sees Swarm of Galaxies.
18.06 – NASA: Hubble Glimpses Merging Galaxy Clusters.
23.06 – NASA: Hubble Details Early Galaxy Transforming Neighborhood.
24.06 – SpaceCom: Hubble Space Telescope images galaxy scientists thought was impossible to find.
03.07 – NASA: NASA’s Hubble Spots Star-Spangled Cosmic Scene.
03.07 – NASA: NASA’s Hubble Captures Crimson Cloud Sparkling with White, Blue Stars.
04.07 – NASA: NASA’s Hubble Spies Stellar Sparkler for July 4th.
08.07 – NASA: Hubble Captures Star-Studded Cluster.
13.07 – NASA: NASA’s Hubble Discovers First of Star Cluster’s Missing Black Holes.
14.07 – SpaceCom: The 1st of 10,000 'missing' black holes in the Omega Centauri star cluster has been found by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.

JWST – James Webb Space Telescope – Nieuws.
05.06 – ESA: Webb unveils young stars across every stage of formation.
08.06 – Space.com: James Webb Space Telescope weighs 'sleeping giant' black hole from 10 billion light-years away — and it's 6 billion times our sun's mass.
10.06 – SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope finds evidence the mysterious 'little red dots' are black hole stars.
11.06 – SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope discovers 'galaxy-killing' wind that may explain why some early galaxies lived fast and died young.
13.06 – Universe Today: JWST Finds Exoplanets Choked by Diesel Smog.
16.06 – NASA: NASA Webb, Hubble Reveal History of Relic of Milky Way’s Formation.
16.06 – NASA: NASA’s Webb Catches Exoplanet Getting Roasted.
17.06 – SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope discovers extreme exoplanet being roasted by its home star.
18.06 – SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope finds a salty surprise on famous 'Pink Planet'.
22.06 – ESA: Webb finds clues to ancient origin of Comet 3I/ATLAS.
22.06 – NASA: NASA’s Webb Finds Clues to Ancient, Distant Origin of Comet 3I/ATLAS.
23.06 – NASA: NASA’s Webb Pinpoints Millions of Stars Within Cigar Galaxy.
23.06 – HubbleWebbESA: Zoom video: M82.
23.06 – HubbleWebbESA: Transition video: M82.
24.06 – Universe Today: The JWST Spies Six Galaxies Becoming One.
30.06 – STScI (filmpje): What Does the James Webb Space Telescope Learn From Light?
01.07 – ESA: Webb studies how a planet survived the death of its star.
02.07 – NASA: NASA’s Webb Reveals Stars Sparking to Life in Cosmic Celebration.
06.07 – NASA: NASA Webb Uncovers Unusual Galaxy Shaped by Cosmic Collision.
06.07 – HubbleWebbESA: Space Sparks Episode 28: Webb celebrates its fourth year of science.
06.07 – HubbleWebbESA: Space Sparks Episode 29: Highlights from Webb’s fourth year of science.
06.07 – HubbleWebbESA: Space Sparks Episode 30: Webb’s fourth year in images.
06.07 – HubbleWebbESA: Transition video: Centaurus A.
06.07 – SpaceCom: Black holes buried in mysterious 'little red dot' galaxies could blast cosmic ghosts at Earth.
08.07 – Universe Today: The JWST and the Mystery of Massive Quenched Galaxies in the Early Universe.
14.07 – SpaceCom: The 1st of 10,000 'missing' black holes in the Omega Centauri star cluster has been found by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.
15.07 – NASA: NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star System.

Chandra X-Ray Observatory – Nieuws.
26.05 – Chandra: NASA's Chandra Discovers Possible Supernova Remnant in Galactic Center.
11.06 – NASA: NASA’s Chandra Discovers Possible Supernova Remnant in Galactic Center.
15.06 – NASA: NASA’s Chandra Finds Unexpected Fireworks in Aftermath of Stellar Explosions.
15.06 – SpaceCom: NASA X-ray spacecraft discovers supernova wreckage at the heart of the Milky Way.
16.06 – SpaceCom: NASA X-ray spacecraft catches jet erupting from 1st supermassive black hole imaged by humanity.
30.06 – NASA: NASA’s Chandra Reveals ‘Red, White, Blue’ Universe for US 250th.
01.07 – NASA: NASA’s Chandra Examines Milky Way at Arms’ Length.
17.07 – NASA: NASA’s Chandra and IXPE Study Pulsar in Lighthouse Nebula.

Fermi – Nieuws.
17.06 – NASA: NASA’s Fermi Mission Uncovers Possible Sibling Supernova Remnants.

TESS – Nieuws.
24.06 – NASA: NASA’s TESS Mission Reveals the “Puffiest” Planets Ever Found.
01.07 – NASA: NASA’s TESS Mission Finds Planetary System in New Way.
03.07 – Universe Today: Bending Spacetime Reveals New Planet Hidden in Archived TESS Data.
06.07 – SpaceCom: NASA just found a planet 'hiding' in TESS spacecraft data, all thanks to Einstein.

EUCLID – Nieuws.
06.07 – ESA (filmpje): Euclid discovers the most ancient quasars in the Universe.
05.07 – ESA (filmpje): Euclid discovers the most ancient quasars in the Universe.
06.07 – ESA: Euclid discovers the most ancient quasar in the Universe.
06.07 – ESA (filmpje): Quasars discovered by Euclid.
13.07 – Sky & Telescope: Euclid Telescope Finds Quasars Within 700 Million Years of the Big Bang.

XMM – Nieuws.
01.07 – ESA: XMM-Newton helps revise distance to outer spiral arms.

IXPE – (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explore – Nieuws.
09.07 – NASA: NASA Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of ‘Lighthouse’ Pulsar.

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – Nieuws.
NASA: NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Spot Distant Black Holes That Shred Stars.
NSF: NASA’s Roman telescope into prelaunch servicing following arrival in Florida.

LISA – Nieuws.
15.06 – Universe Today: LISA Could Double as an Asteroid Scale.

Habitable Workds Observatory.
01.07 – Universe Today: Habitable Worlds Targets in New Star Activity Catalog.
06.07 – SatNews: NASA Mandates In-Space Servicing Architecture for $11 Billion Habitable Worlds Observatory.
06.07 – SpaceCom: NASA will have to find a way to service its new alien-hunting space telescope.
08.07 – NASA (filmpje): Roman Space Telescope and the Journey to Space.

Het einde van de International Space University – ISU.
Payload: ISU Founder Shares a Vision Beyond Liquidation

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