In Parijs had deze week de International Space Summit plaats; Een ideale gelegenheid om nieuwe contracten bekend te maken. En - zoals uit deze NUDR blijkt - ging het om tientallen contracten. Met een voor België gigantische uitschieter, het miljardencontract voor het Waalse Aerospacelab. Buiten de traditionele hoofdstukjes deze week ook een overzicht van berichten uit de afgelopen weken over ruimtetelescopen en satellietconstellaties.  Met andere woorden, dit is weer een meer dan gevulde aflevering van het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart.

Bij de foto: In deze fabriek gaat Aerospacelab de satellieten bouwen voor IRIS2. Foto: Aerospacelab.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws.

Aerospacelab krijgt miljardencontract voor bouw IRIS2 satellieten. Meer IRIS2-contractnieuws.
Aerospacelab: Aerospacelab Awarded €2.4 Billion Landmark Contract to Build 264 LEO Satellites for IRIS²..

VRTNWS: Waalse Aerospacelab sluit megadeal van 2,4 miljard euro om Starlink-alternatief te bouwen:  "Grootste contract in Europese ruimtevaartgeschiedenis".
VRTNWS: Waarom heeft Europa een eigen satellietnetwerk nodig? En komen we niet hopeloos te laat?
VRTNWS: Op bezoek bij Waals bedrijf dat megacontract in de wacht sleept voor bouw 264 satellieten.
De Standaard: Hoe het jonge Aerospacelab uit Charleroi zich met miljardencontract stevig op de kaart zet in de satellietindustrie.
De Tijd: Benoît Deper, de Waalse ‘dromer’ die critici aftroeft met contract van 2,4 miljard.

European Spaceflight: Aerospacelab, Thales Alenia Space Secure €5.4 Billion in IRIS2 Contracts.
Airbus: Airbus starts the development of IRIS² satellites on behalf of Eutelsa.
SatNews: Thales Alenia Space Secures €500 Million Initial Tranche to Manufacture Digital Payloads for 330 IRIS² LEO Satellites.

Simera Sense verkoopt hyperspectale camera’s aan Loft Orbital.
Simera Sense: Simera Sense selected by Loft Orbital to supply 10 hyperspectral imagers.

Simera Sense verkoopt hyperspectrale camera’s aan het Canadese Galaxia.
Simera Sense: Galaxia takes next step in Earth Observation with purchase of Simera Sense hyperspectral imager.
Galaxia: Galaxia and Simera Sense Partner to Expand Advanced Earth Observation Capabilities.

Payload: Galaxia Raises $4.5M For Intelligent Sat Tech.

Meer over arcsec.
arcsec kwam onlangs aan bod in de “The Satellite, Space & Defence Matters Podcast”.
Neuco: From Star Tracking to Space Debris Detection - Arcsec's DeDUST Innovation | EP 64 | Germán Castro.

Meer over arcsec en DeDUST vind je in deze linkedin-post.
Of rechtstreeks bij arcsec - DeDUST: Enhancing Orbit Safety with Sagitta Star Trackers.

TerraSpark, Flanders Space en stroom uit de ruimte. Ook samenwerking met EDGX.
23.06 – TerraSpark: Watt's new: EDGX and TerraSpark explore in-orbit compute on space energy satellites.
06.07 – TerraSpark: Watt's new: Flanders Space and TerraSpark kick off European road to space energy.

Antwerp Space en 5G-satellietnetwerken.
Antwerp Space: Antwerp Space and ESA sign the contract for Advancing Regenerative 5G Satellite Networks.

Op 2 oktober - Lanceerevent: de Vlaamse ruimtevaartstrategie voor veiligheid en defensie in de praktijk.
Het event is een samenwerking tusen Flanders Space en VISD – Vlaamse Innovatie- en Industriestrategie voor Veiligheid en Defensie.
Meer info vind je hier.

Meer over VISD vind je hier.
Meer info over Flanders Space vind je hier.

Tractabel Engie (en SCK CEN) – Plutonium-238 voor ESA – ENDURE. 
Douglas Messier Blog: Europe Assesses Pu-238 Supply Chain for Deep Space Missions.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

06.09.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 15-24 VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches 80th Starlink mission of 2026.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites, lands on ship at sea.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 421 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 6 September 2026.

10.09.2026 – Chinese Lange Mars 4B lanceert Yaogan-satellieten.
China in Space: Six Yaogan Satellites Added to Earth Orbit by Jiuquan Mission [Long March 4B Y78].

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Remote Sensing Satellite Groups.
SciNews: Long March-4B launches Yaogan-53 01-03 & Yaogan-56 01-03.

10.09.2026 – SpaceX lanceert USSF-153.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches classified payload for the U.S. Space Force.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches classified mission for the US Space Force from California.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the USSF-153 mission from pad 4E in California.
SciNews: USSF-153 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

11.09.2026 – RocketLab lanceert “Happily Ever Faster”.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 16th Electron Mission Of The Year, Solidifies Status as World’s Leading Small Launch Provider.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab launches mystery satellite to orbit for secret customer.

Nog enkele vorige lanceringen.

19.08.2026 – Chinese ZhuQue 3 lanceert Flight 2 / Honghu-03. Met een eerste geslaagde booster landing.
NSF Breaking Space (filmpje): Was China’s Booster Landing Actually Successful?

27.08.2026 – Ariane 6 lanceert MTG-I2.
ESA: MTG-I2 reaches its final orbit.

03.09.2026 – Indische GSLV MkII lanceert EOS-05 (GISAT-1A).
The Space Review: ISRO’s comeback with the successful launch of EOS-05.

04.09.2026 – Isar lanceert Spectrum – Onward and Upward.
ESA: Spectrum’s qualifying second launch.
SpaceCom: Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil.
Ars Technica: German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket.

Raketnieuws.

Stoke Space vindt extra geld voor nieuwe grotere raket.
Douglas Messier blog: Stoke Space Raises $1B, Unveils Larger Launch Vehicle.
Ars Technica: With another huge infusion of cash, Stoke Space goes even bigger.
Geek Wire: Stoke Space raises $1B to expand its footprint and upsize its fully reusable Nova rocket.
Payload: Stoke Space Raises $1B Initial Series E Round.

Filmpje:
Scott Manley: The Billion Dollar Bet On Redesigning The Reusable Rocket.

Vooruitgang bouw lanceerpaden voor Stoke Space/Nova en Relativity Space/Terran R.
NSF: Cape neighbors Stoke and Relativity advance LC-14 and LC-16 toward first flights.

Meer beelden van de ontwikkelingen in Florida krijg je in volgend filmpje:
NSF: SpaceX Stopped Falcon So Starship Could Fly... Soon? | Space Coast Update.

NASA voegt Relativity Space toe aan haar Launch Services Contract – NLS.
NASA: NASA Adds Relativity Space’s Terran R to Launch Services Contract.

Space Florida heeft mogelijk geld voor verdere groei ruimtevaartsector.
Florida Today: Space Florida may OK $277M to help fuel SpaceX, Blue Origin, Brevard growth.

Amazon Leo bestelt 6 extra Ariane-lanceringen.  
Arianespace: Amazon Leo and Arianespace strengthen partnership with six additional Ariane 64 launches.
Via Satellite: Amazon Leo Orders 6 More Ariane 64 Launches from Arianespace.

Nog 4 contracten voor Arianespace.
Arianespace: Ariane 6 builds on commercial success at the International Space Summit with its largest order intake since entering service.
SatNews: Arianespace Secures Contract for 10 Ariane 64 Launch Vehicles, Allocating Six Missions to Amazon Leo.

Arianespace: Arianespace signs agreement with The Exploration Company to launch Nyx capsule with Ariane 6
Arianespace: Arianespace to launch KT SAT's next high-throughput satellite, built by AscendArc, on Ariane 6.
Arianespace: Eutelsat selects Arianespace for two launches to support the renewal of its OneWeb constellation.

En ook:
Arianespace: Arianespace and AgenaSpace sign MoU to explore new orbital transfer solutions with Ariane 6.
Arianespace: Arianespace and EnduroSat sign MoU to support Europe's sovereign access to space.

Arianespace en ICEYE.
Arianespace: Arianespace and ICEYE sign MoU for future launches aboard Ariane 6.
SatNews: ICEYE and Arianespace Execute Agreement to Evaluate Ariane 6 for Sovereign SAR Missions.

Het Franse MaiaSpace wint een lanceercontract.
ViaSatellite: MaiaSpace Wins First Long-Term Asia Customer Deal.

Meer lanceringen per jaar voor Vega-C?
Aviation Week: Avio Eyes Higher Vega-C Flight Cadence As Rideshare Effort Looms.
Reuters: Rocket maker Avio's first-half core profit grows as US growth comes into focus.

The Exploration Company en Storm.
03.08 - ESA (filmpje): Storm pre-burner hot-firing.

Eerste lancering Baguette niet meer voor dit jaar.
European Spaceflight: First HyPrSpace Baguette One Launch Slips to 2027.

UK investeert in SaxaVord Spaceport op Shetland.
BBC: Shetland spaceport project secures £30m of UK government investment.

Firefly Aerospace gaat lanceren vanuit Zweden.
Firefly Aerospace: Firefly Aerospace Signs Contract with SSC Space for Two Alpha Launches from Esrange Space Center.

Zie ook dit eerder bericht:
30.06.2026 – SSC Space: SSC Space and Firefly Aerospace meet next critical milestone for orbital launch from Esrange.

Gilmour Space test hybriede raketmotor – Sirius.
Gilmour Space (filmpje): Gilmour Space Sirius Hybrid Rocket Motor Static Hotfire - Aug 2026.

De toekomst van ULA.
Ars Techica: Could United Launch Alliance’s money problems finally force its owners to sell?

Chinese Kinetica 1 lanceringen vanop zee.
China in Space: Why CAS Space Is Starting to Sea Launch Kinetica-1.

Starship – Orbitale Flight 14 met Starlink / Flight 15 / Starbase / Louisiana.
NSF: Starbase Infrastructure Advances Toward Flight 14.
NSF: Flight 15 pairing undergo testing at Massey’s.

Space News: SpaceX confirms plans to launch Starlink satellites on next Starship mission.

Douglas Messier Blog: Federal Waivers Cast Doubt on Starbase LA Environmental Promises.
Douglas Messier Blog: Louisiana Offered SpaceX $27.5B Incentives Package.

Filmpjes:
07.09 – NSF: The Next Next Starship Flight - Starbase Summary.
08.09 – NSF: Why Is Starship’s Launch Pad Still Empty Before Flight 14? | Starship Update.
10.09 – NSF: SpaceX preparing two Starship flights in parallel - Starbase Summary.

De volgende 10 jaar wordt de lancering verwacht van meer dan 6.500 aardobservatiesatellieten.
Space News: New Novaspace forecast: 6,500+ EO satellites to launch by 2035.

Amerika wil meer dan 1.000 lanceringen per jaar.
Over de “Space Transportatioin Policy” van het Witte Huis kon je al lezen in NUDR  2026/34-817.

Breaking Defense: White House has lofty space launch ambitions, but experts question price tag
Inside Outer Space: Space Launch – How real a ramp up?
Air & Space Forces: Space Force Expects to Spend $17B More on Launch as Demand Soars.

Allerlei over raketten (algemeen).
27.07 – Scott Manley (filmpje): Why Lightning Loves Rockets.
26.08 – Scott Manley (filmpje): NASA Invented Reusable Rockets. But... It Was HARD!!
08.09 – Universe Today:How to Land a Rocket Launch ‘Space Jellyfish’.

Interstellair reizen.
31.07 – Universe Today: Interstellar Travel: The Space Age and Nuclear Rockets.
03.08 – Universe Today: Interstellar Travel II: the Birth of Fusion Drives.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

The Exploration Company krijgt ISS-cargo contract van ESA – ALADDIN. Frankrijk gaat verder met VORTEX.
ESA: ESA signs service contract with The Exploration Company for its Nyx vehicle under ‘ALADDIN’, the European autonomous cargo capsule project.
Zie ook ESA-STAR – Tender Action – ALADDIN.

European Spaceflight: ESA Awards The Exploration Company a €760M Space Station Cargo Contract.
European Spaceflight: The Exploration Company Books Ariane 6 Flight for Nyx Demo Mission.

Payload: The Exploration Company Raises $450M Series C.
European Spaceflight: The Exploration Company Raises $450 Million in Series C Funding.

Een ander voorstel voor ALADDIN was VORTEX-S. Frankrijk blijft het project steunen.
21.05 – Space Insights: VORTEX-S — what the Dassault-OHB ALADDIN proposal tells us about Europe's reusable LEO transport bid.
10.09 – Dassault Aviation: Dassault Aviation welcomes France’s decision to support the VORTEX spaceplane project.
10.09 – AeroTime: France backs Dassault VORTEX reusable spaceplane program.

ISS - Progress MS-33 vertrekt bij het ruimtestation.
TASS: Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft undocks from ISS.
TASS: Progress MS-33 ends its 6-month mission — Roscosmos.

Filmpjes:
Roscosmos: Livestream ontkoppeling Progress MS-33.
SciNews: Progress MS-33 undocking.

ISS – De blogentries.
ISS Blog: Roscosmos Progress Cargo Spacecraft Departs Space Station.
ISS Blog: Astronaut Health, Lunar and Earth Photography Fill Crew’s Research Schedule.
ISS Blog: Crew Studies Medicine and Physics, Works on Spacesuits and Earth Photo Gear.
ISS Blog: Expedition 75 Works on Science Hardware, Spacesuits, and Crew Filming.
ISS Blog: Crew Works Exercise Research and Lab Maintenance on Light Duty Day.

Meer nieuws uit het ISS.
SpaceCom: Labor Day in space: NASA astronauts get the holiday off.
ESA: RelaxPro: Helping astronauts sleep and manage stress in space.

Collect Space: Astronaut on ISS celebrates 60 years of 'Star Trek' with prop badge.
SpaceCom: International Space Station astronaut gives out of this world tribute to honor Star Trek’s 60th anniversary.

Filmpjes:
NASA: ESA Astronaut Discusses Life in Space with French Space Summit Attendees –Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
NASA: ESA Astronaut Discusses Life in Space with President of French Republic–Thursday, September 10, 2026.
ESA Shorts: How do you change a vacuum cleaner bag in space?

ESA en Griekenland met VAST naar het ISS.
VAST: European Space Agency Signs Agreement with Vast for Historic First Greek Astronaut Mission as Part of the Sixth Private Astronaut Mission to the International Space Station in Partnership with NASA.
ESA: ESA signs an Agreement with Vast on behalf of Greece. 
Space News: Greek astronaut to fly on Vast private mission to ISS.
CNES: Mission Vast-PAM-1 : Thomas Pesquet débute sa préparation spatiale.

Eerder verscheen reeds:
01.06 – VAST: France Signs Historic Two-Mission Agreement with Vast to the International Space Station and Haven-1, Scheduled to be the World’s First Commercial Space Station.
01.06 – Space News: France to fly two astronauts on Vast missions.
08.06 – ESA: ESA signs an Agreement with Vast on behalf of the Czech Republic.

ESA - AxiomSpace / Starlab.
ESA: ESA and Starlab sign a Letter of Intent related to the post-ISS era.
ESA: ESA and Axiom Space strengthen cooperation for the post-ISS era.

Commerciële ruimtestations.
Eager Space (filmpje): Commercial Space Stations aren't in the cards.

Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation – CSS.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China's Shenzhou-23 Spacecraft Crew Captures Stunning View of Earth.
CCTV: Shenzhou-23 Crew Livestream Space Vegetable Garden to HK, Macao Students.
CCTV: Astronauts Play Water-Ball Ping-Pong in Space Lecture for Hong Kong, Macao Students.
CCTV: Chinese Astronaut Shows Upgraded Space Kitchen, Diversified Meal Options.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis Accords.
NASA: NASA Boosts Open Science, Data Sharing with Artemis Accords.

Artemis II.
Collect Space: Artemis II commander, pilot become NASA's first astronaut emeriti.
Ars Technica: Artemis II commander and pilot become NASA’s first astronaut emeriti.
Inside Outer Space: Around the Moon and Beyond: A Conversation with NASA’s Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman.

Artemis III.
NSF: Artemis III SLS stacking advances as Orion results confirm trajectory fix.

Filmpjes:
Philip Sloss: Continuing mixed signals extend from past NASA Artemis plans to today's plans for the future.

Artemis IV – De eerste maanlanding voor Artemis.

Filmpje:
Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (voordracht): Perspectives on Lunar Sample Return from Artemis.

Artemis – Moon Base.
NASA (filmpje): NASA Moon Base: The First Six Month.
Inside Outer Space: NASA Moon Base Plans: Acceleration in Five Areas.

NASA: NASA Calls for Proposals to Accelerate Lunar Surface Technologies.

NASA: NASA, IBM Launch AI Foundation Model for Lunar Science.
The Register: NASA and IBM open source lunar mapping tools.

NASA: Houston, We have a podcast: The Moon Base.

NASA en Space Reactor-1 – SR 1 – Freedom.
Payload: Antares Wins $161M Award for Space Nuclear Power.

Naar de Maan en Mars.
Video From Space (filmpje): Who Will Own the Moon? - This Week in Space.
PhysOrg: Martian air could yield methane rocket fuel with fewer unwanted byproducts.

China naar de Maan.
Jatan.Space: China is building a lunar navigation and communications network. Lasers shine again in latest demonstration..
Space News: China alters Chang’e-8 lunar south pole mission amid lunar program reorganization.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

BepiColombo bij Mercurius.
Universe Today: BepiColombo Successfully Begins Its Final Descent To Mercury.
PhysOrg: BepiColombo measures Mercury's particle bombardment up close.

Filmpjes:
ESA: BepiColombo says goodbye to its transfer module.
ESA: MTM's selfie footage of BepiColombo's eight-year journey.

Heisa rond het Mars Telecom Network.
Zie vorige NUDR over de toewijzing van het NASA-contract aan Blue Origin.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract.
Douglas Messier: Rocket Lab Protests Mars Telecom Award to Blue Origin.

ESA’s Envision – NASA doet niet meer mee met Venuss-sonde.
Ars Technica: Europe will go it alone on Venus mission after NASA yanks radar instrument.
Geen verrassing dus dat ESA sinds juni dit jaar een SAR Science Team heeft voor VeraSAR.

Een rapport over NASA’s planetair onderzoeksprogramma.
Planetary Research Blog: An Investigative Report on the Funding of NASA Planetary Research and Analysis Programs, FY2011-FY2025.

Over het einde van Cluster.
KBIRA: Cluster’s laatste dans: het einde van een baanbrekende ESA-missie.

ESA gaat zelf RHU’s maken – Radioisotope Heater Units.
Space News: ESA opens call for plant to produce radioisotope spacecraft heaters in Europe.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Mercurius:
SpaceCom: Mercury is shrinking faster than we thought. What's going on inside of it?

Aarde:
ESA: Anak Krakatau eruption by Sentinel-3
NASA: NASA Technique for Manipulating Satellite Photos Now Reveals Ancient Images.
ESA: Biomass images mangrove degradation in the Niger Delta.
NASA: How 2 US, European Satellites Are Studying Hurricanes During El Niño.
PhysOrg: Q&A: Satellite imagery reveals what casualty figures alone do not tell us.
NASA: Dust Storm Sweeps Over Mali.

Maan:
China in Space: China-Led Mission to Deploy Scientific Lunar CubeSat Constellation.
CGTN (filmpje): China's private space companies set their sights on the moon.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4995-5001: 5,000 (Martian) Days on Mars.
China in Space: Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission Progresses Towards 2028 Launch.
SpaceCom: China on track to launch Mars sample-return mission in 2028: 'If accurate, this represents a Sputnik moment'.
The Planetary Society: Meet the next generation of Mars exploration.
Universe Today: A New Surface Atlas of Phobos Will Help JAXA's MMX Mission Collect its Samples.
Univere Today: What's Carving Active Gullies on Mars? It's Not Water.

Planetoïde Ryugu:
PhysOrg: Asteroid Ryugu's dust reveals nitrogen's slow concentration into complex molecules.

Planetoïde Torifune:
Universe Today: Japan's Hayabusa2 Achieves First-Ever Laser Ranging Experiment with an Asteroid.
Zie ook: JAXA: Asteroid explorer Hayabusa2 achieves world-first laser ranging during asteroid flyby.

Komeet 3I/ATLAS.
Universe Today: New Revelations About the Origin of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS.

Op reis door het zonnestelsel:
SpaceCom: This NASA-funded 'Slingshot' spacecraft idea could map minerals on planets and moons across our solar system.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Hoe zit het met de Europese ruimtevaartpolitiek – International Space Summit 2026.
Algemene info over de International Space Summit 2026 vind je hier.

ESA: Europe's space future in focus at the International Space Summit.
De speech van ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher vind je hier (pdf).
EC: President von der Leyen sets out space ambition for Europe
Reuters: Macron summit to seek boost for European space despite no-shows.

ESPI: Power and trust need to be built together: what to watch out for at the International Space Summit.

PhysOrg: Galileo, Copernicus, Cleansky, IRIS² must work together to secure Europe's place in the space race.
EurActiv: Space agency chief calls on Europe to invest in independence.
EurActiv: Macron calls on European telcos to forge space-internet alliance
EurActiv: Von der Leyen backs European space merger ahead of schedule – Projecte BROMO.
The Hindu: International Space Summit gets underway in Paris.
Payload: International Space Summit Highlights the Strength of Europe’s Space Ecosystem.
Defence Industry Europe: Von der Leyen sets out IRIS² expansion and private investment drive to reduce Europe’s reliance on non-European satellite systems.

Ars Technica: Europe may finally have found a space entrepreneur who is meeting the moment.

De Standaard: Europa is even het centrum van de ruimtevaart.

“Elevation” is ESA’s interactief boekwerk, gebaseerd op de hardcover editie verdeeld on der de ministers e.d; op ESA’s Ministerial Council in Bremen over de Director General’s Strategy 2040. Een eerste deel, alsook het tweede, zijn nu beschikbaar (de rest zou in de loop van september aangevuld worden).

Filmpjes:
EU Defence and Space: International Space Summit 2026 - Ensuring global access to space.
EU Defence and Space: International Space Summit 2026 - Official Sequence.
EU Defence and Space: International Space Summit 2026 - Fireside chat "Space Security : answers from Europe".
EU Defence and Space: International Space Summit 2026 - European Competitiveness and Global Competition.
EU Defence and Space: International Space Summit 2026 - DG DEFIS Side Session, IRIS².
DW News: Trump says “The Moon is ours” as Europe debates its future in space.

Europa en India.
The Times of India: “Be our co-traveller in space research”: PM Modi to France, other nations at space summit address.
The Hindu: ESA to explore cooperation with ISRO in human space flight, lunar and Venus missions.
The Times of India: Space-based surveillance: Dhruva to get key systems worth €5m from Safran.

India, ISRO en de private ruimtevaartindustrie.
The Times of India: In a first, 9 ISRO staff bodies seek “written clarity” on private sector shift.
The Times of India: ISRO says its “next chapter” is leading national space ecosystem.
The Times of India: ISRO will never be privatised, its role won’t be diminished: Space Agency & INSPACe chief.
The Times of India: “Space ecosystem has to grow”: ISRO chief V Narayanan defens expanding private sector role.
CNA: ISRO seeks to calm nerves over India's space privatisation push.

The Times of India: Australian space firms seek deeper India partnerships.

De UK Space Strategy – 08.09.2026.
UK Government: New space strategy will bolster UK defences against threats from space.
De volledige tekst – UK Government: UK Space Strategy (PDF) – kan je hier downloaden.
Er is onog een annex – UK Space Strategy: Technical Delivery Annex (PDF) – wat je hier kan downloaden.

Via Satellite: UK Government Releases Latest Space Strategy, With Heavy Emphasis on Defense;
Defence Industry Europe: United Kingdom backs new space strategy with £7.8 billion to counter orbital threats and strengthen satellite capabilities.

De oorlog in Oekraïne.
EurActiv: Ukraine opens talks to join EU secure satellite systems.

Space Force / Golden Dome / PWSA.
31.08 – Space News: Gravitics to build ‘orbital carriers’ for space-based missile defense.
07.09 – SatNews: No Robot Has Captured an Uncontrolled Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway – Deorbit-as-a-Service.
07.09 – Space News: Space Force backs startup seeking to change how satellites move in orbit – Whirlwind.
08.09 – GovConWire: Northrop Books $508M MDA Follow-On Contract for Ballistic Missile Test Support.
08.09 – GovConWire: Space Force Taps GDMS for $99M MUOS Ground Segment Upgrade.
08.09 – Space News: U.S. Space Command tests satellite maneuvers across multiple orbits.
08.09 – Space News: Report: Golden Dome orbital interceptors face daunting economics.
08.09 – Space News – Opinion: War Game: China gets its own Golden Dome, sparking a space arms race.
09.09 – US DOW: Space Academy Commission Holds First Meeting.
09.09 – Air & Space Forces: Space Command Maneuvers Satellites Across Multiple Orbits in New Exercise.
10.09 – Air & Space Forces: Space Force Taps Texas Site for New Deep Space Radar, Targets Operations in 2030 – DARC.
11.09 – Breaking Defense. Why propulsion could be the critical piece in Golden Dome’s architecture.

Met 1 miljard uit de UAE bouwt Frankrijk satellietconstellatie voor aardobservatie met AI.
Via Satellite: Loft Orbital, Marlan Space to Build AI Constellation to Serve France, Europe and UAE 
Defence Industry Europe: BlackSky says Gen-3 satellites will provide exclusive high-resolution imagery for $1 billion France-UAE AI constellation in orbit.
Le Monde: UAE commits $1 billion to French space AI project.
Business Wire: World's Largest AI Infrastructure in Space announced by the president of the French Republic: Marlan Space and Loft Orbital Join Forces with Mistral and Global Space Industry Leaders to Build the Future of Agentic AI in Space with $1 Billion.

Frankrijk deelt contracten uit voor bouw CASSIOPEE, een reeks van SIGINT satellieten.
Airbus: Airbus and Unseenlabs to build France’s next military signal intelligence satellites.

Eutelsat bestelt 229 OneWeb satellieten bij Airbus.
Airbus: Eutelsat orders 229 additional OneWeb satellites from Airbus.

Eutelsat, OneWeb en Groenland.
Eutelsat: Eutelsat to expand LEO connectivity to critical infrastructure and communities across Greenland.
Nordiskpost: The EU will fund satellite internet in remote Greenland.

Dit past in een breder plaatje:
EC: Statement by President von der Leyen at the signing of the EU-Greenland Joint Declaration.

Rassvet – de Russische Starlink – dan toch niet in de problemen?
Zie de vorige NUDR.
SatTrackCam Leiden: RASSVET (2nd batch): Reports of my Death have been Highly Exaggerated.

Constellaties – ODC’s.
21.08 – Space News: Nvidia joins Starcloud’s $250 million orbital data center funding round.
21.08 – Via Satellite: Starcloud Adds $250M to Series A at a $2.3B Valuation.
24.08 – Payload: Starcloud Announces $250M Series A Extension.
24.08 – Space News: Star Catcher signs power-beaming deal with Aethero.
25.08 – The Register: SpaceX claims it will put a Vera Rubin NVL72 rack-scale system into orbit next year.
25.08 – SpaceCom: Polish startup Ares Shield hired to protect data center satellites with high-power microwave weapons.
05.09 – GeekWire: Cowboy Space leases a huge facility in the Seattle area to produce hardware for orbital data centers.
10.09 – Payload: Orbital Partners with Reflex Aerospace on ODC Platform.
10.09 – Via Satellite: TrustPoint CEO Previews Constellation Build-Out With EnduroSat Deal.

Constellaties – Navigatie.
25.08 – SpaceCom: NASA satellites ace world's 1st 'lost-in-space' GPS-free navigation experiment – Starling.
09.09 – Space News: EU prosecutors secure convictions in Galileo fraud case.
10.09 – Payload: TrustPoint Taps EnduroSat to Build 40-sat GNSS Constellation.
10.09 – Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin Secures U.S. Space Force Contracts to Further Modernize the GPS Ground Segment.

Constellaties – Allerlei nieuws.
09.09 – Payload: Eclipse Space Unveils Three Satellite Platforms for Constellations.
09.09 – Via Satellite: New Eclipse Satellite Platforms Target D2D, Broadband, and Computing.
10.09 – Via Satellite: York Space to Build Tomorrow.io’s Next-Gen DeepSky Constellation.

Constellaties – Gevolgen.
08.09 – Space News: FCC to draw line under constellation environmental review exemption.

LINK en Swift.
SpaeCom: LINK spacecraft gets close to NASA's Swift Observatory, but not close enough to save it.

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – Nieuws.
NSF: Roman telescope deploys solar array and communication systems, powers on Coronagraph Instrument.

Hubble Space Telescope – Nieuws.
24.07 – SpaceCom: Hubble telescope watches unique nova explosion fire cosmic 'bullets' through the Milky Way at 20 million mph.
24.07 – NASA: Hubble Spies One-Sided Spiral.
27.07 – NASA: NASA’s Hubble Shows Star Formation in Andromeda Galaxy Winding Down.
17.08 – ESA: Hubble & Gaia solve our galaxy's merger mystery.
25.08 – Universe Today: A Distant Stream of Stars May Offer New Clues to Dark Matter.
26.08 – SpaceCom: Chance gaze at old Hubble Telescope image leads to discovery that could reveal dark matter's secrets.
27.08 – Universe Today: Hubble Solves a Mystery About the Milky Way's Early Years.
02.09 – NASA: NASA’s Hubble Tracks New Decagon Encircling Saturn’s South Pole.
03.09 – ESA: Hubble's superbubble scene.
08.09 – NASA: NASA’s Hubble, Webb Find Far-out Solar System Objects ‘Remember’ Past.
08.09 – JWST (filmpje): Tiny Worlds Discovered by Hubble and Webb

James Webb Space Telescope – Nieuws.
21.07 – SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope discovers the secrets of cosmic 'factories' that filled the early universe with stardust.
27.07 – Universe Today: Little Red Dots Could Be Ancient Globular Clusters, Each Dominated by a Super-Massive Star.
28.07 – Universe Today: JWST Could Spot Volcanic "Exo-Ios" Around Super-Jupiters.
29.07 – NASA: NASA Webb Explores Family Tree of Newly Discovered Distant Objects.
06.08 – ESA: Webb opens a Treasure Chest filled with stars.
07.08 – SpaceCom: Inside the mystery of the James Webb Space Telescope's little red dots — and how they might be evolving.
07.08 – Universe Today: Astronomers Find a New Object from the Early Universe Using Webb Data.
10.08 – NASA: Lion Nebula Roars to Life With NASA’s Webb.
18.08 – Universe Today: JWST Peeks at Callisto’s Ancient Scars.
19.08 – Universe Today: Whoa! The JWST's Ancient Galaxies Are Much More Massive Than Thought.
20.08 – SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope finds 'hidden stars' making the universe's 1st galaxies much bigger than we knew.
27.08 – SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope observes 72 stars and finds planet formation is a race against time.
31.08 – PhysOrg: JWST reveals likely Type II supernova from when universe was only 2 billion years old.
01.09 – Space Explored: James Webb Space Telescope reveals new clues about Neptune’s ancient moon system.
06.09 – Space Daily: Triton likely formed in the outer solar system before Neptune captured it, largely destroying the planet’s original moon system. JWST observations published in July 2026 suggest today’s inner moons reassembled from the wreckage — although Nereid may be one original survivor.
08.09 – NASA: NASA’s Hubble, Webb Find Far-out Solar System Objects ‘Remember’ Past.
08.09 – JWST (filmpje): Tiny Worlds Discovered by Hubble and Webb.

Chandra X-Ray Observatory – Nieuws.
Chandra: Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA's Chandra.

IXPE – Nieuws.
05.08 – NASA:  NASA’s IXPE May Have Proven 90-Year-Old Theory.
07.08 – NASA:  NASA’s IXPE Studies Magnetar.

Pandora – Nieuws.
25.08 – NASA: NASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars.

Habitable Worlds Observatory / ESCAPE – Nieuws.
27.07 – Uninverse Today: How NASA Plans to Build the Habitable Worlds Observatory.
11.08 – Universe Today: The ESCAPE Mission Will Study the Evolution of Exoplanet Atmospheres.

Starshade – Nieuws.
25.08 – The Science Times: NASA Starshade Telescope Could Help Reveal Rocky Earth-Like Worlds Beyond Our Solar System.

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