Ook al is het einde van Falcon 9 aangekondigd, het is er deze week niet aan te zien. Drie van de vier lanceringen werden uitgevoerd met deze raket. Het blijft ondertussen ook wachten op de “return-to-flight” van Vulcan en New Glenn. In China blijven firma’s opduiken die herbruikbare raketten gaan bouwen. En Oekraïne kreeg plots problemen met Starlink. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: Nog een goeie twee jaar en dit soort lanceringen behoort tot het verleden. SpaceX stopt met Falcon 9 ten voordele van Starship. Deze lancering is die van 16 oktober, de geheime militaire missie USSF-481. Foto: Spacex.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

12.10.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 15-25 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from California.
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 423 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 13 October 2026.

13.10.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Cargo Dragon CRS-35 naar het ruimtestation. Koppeling volgde op 15.10.
NASA: NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 Mission to Launch Health Research.
NASA: NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 35th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station.
NASA: NASA Launches CubeSats to Test Communications, Build Experience.

Spaceflight Now: Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station.
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station.
NSF: CRS-35 launches to ISS with final iROSA arrays, experiments, and other items.
SpaceCom: SpaceX successfully launches 6,300 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station.

ABC News: Mini organs launching to space may help future astronauts and humans on Earth stay healthy.

NASA: NASA’s Space X CRS-35 Launch Jellyfish.
SpaceCom: SpaceX rocket launch creates incredible 'space jellyfish' visible throughout US East Coast (photos).

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA's SpaceX 35th Commercial Resupply Services Launch.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX 35th Commercial Resupply Services Rendezvous and Docking.
SciNews: SpaceX CRS-35 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
NASA: NASA's SpaceX 35th Commercial Resupply Services Rendezvous and Docking.
SEN: Orbital: SpaceX CRS-35 Docking.
SciNews: SpaceX CRS-35 Dragon docking.

14.10.2026 – Chinese ZhuQue-2E lanceert 10 satellieten.
Xinhua: China's Zhuque-2E rocket launches 10 satellites into space. 
China in Space: Three-Body Computing Constellation Expands with LandSpace Launch [Zhuque-2E Y4].
ECNS (foto’s): China's Zhuque-2E rocket launches 10 satellites into space.
SatNews: LandSpace Launches Zhuque-2E Carrying Eight ADAspace Orbital Data Center Satellites.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: Watch: China's Zhuque-2E rocket launches 10 satellites into space.
CCTV: China's Zhuque-2E Rocket Launches 10 Satellites into Space.
CCTV: China Sends Two Computing Satellites into Orbit.
SciNews: ZhuQue-2E launches 10 satellites.

16.10.2026 – SpaceX lanceert USSF-481 (VSFB).
SpaceCom: SpaceX launches classified mission for the US Space Force.
Spaceflightt Now: SpaceX launches a classified payload for U.S. Space Force.

Filmpje:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch the USSF-481 mission from pad 4E in California.
SciNews: USSF-481 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.

Raketnieuws.

Het gebrek aan raketten.
Space News: Launch shortage driving record space investments.

Na wat technische problemen, volgende lancering Ariane 6 op 23 november. 
Arianespace: Arianespace to launch 36 Amazon Leo satellites on November 23 at the earliest, for 10th Ariane 6 flight.
European Spaceflight: Arianespace Targets 23 Nov Ariane 6 Return Following Reported Turbopump Fix.

ArianeGroup en MaiaSpace.
European Spaceflight: ArianeGroup has no Plan B.

Poolse SpaceForest lanceert suborbitale PERUN.
Space News: Poland’s SpaceForest completes fourth flight of suborbital PERUN rocket.

RoketLab – Eerste Neutron-lancering uitgesteld naar 2027.
RocketLab: Rocket Lab Provides Update on Neutron Development and Adjusts Target Launch Timing.

Ars Technica: Neutron’s first launch slips again amid trouble with carbon composites.
NSF: Carbon Fibre Troubles Force Rocket Lab to Delay Neutron Debut to No Earlier Than 2027.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab pushes 1st launch of next-gen Neutron rocket to 2027.
Douglas Messier Blog: Rocket Lab Shares Fall on Neutron Debut Delay.

Filmpje:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab | Neutron Update.
NSF Breaking Space: Rocket Lab Delays Again: Is Carbon Fiber The Right Choice?

Blue Origin en de terugkeer van New Glenn – Verdere uitbreiding – IPO. 
NSF: Blue Origin Advances LC-36 Rebuild for Year-End New Glenn Return to Flight.
Ars Technica: Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket.
Spaceflight Now: Blue Origin to add new Florida launch pads, seeks aggressive increase in New Glenn flight rate.
Space News: Blue Origin outlines New Glenn launch infrastructure upgrades.

SatNews: Blue Origin Commits $550M to Texas Satellite Complex as Jeff Bezos Confirms $10B Equity Round and IPO Roadmap.

Filmpje:
NSF BREAKINGspace: Can Blue Origin Do The Impossible?

Virgin Galactic gaat onderzoek doen voor USAF AFRL op vlak van de mesosfeer en lagere thermosfeer.
Virgin Galactic: Virgin Galactic and the Air Force Research Laboratory Enter Agreement to Advance Space Weather Science.
Virgin Galactic: The part of the sky we’ve always flown past. Until now..

Relativity Space – Nieuws van Terran R.
Relativity Space: Terran R September 2026 Program Update.

Starship – Starbase / Ship S40 weer thuis.
SpaceCom: The 1st SpaceX Starship to survive a launch to space just came home to its launch site.
Space Policy Online: Ship 40 Back At Starbase After Surprise Reentry Survival.

Filmpjes:
Marcus House: What SpaceX Just Pulled Off With Starship Is Incredible!
NSF: Ship 40 Makes it Home - Starbase Summary.
NSF: Ship 40 stands up (one last time?) - Starbase Summary.

Starship – Starbase / Uitkijken naar Flight 15.
Teslarati: Elon Musk drops a Thanksgiving hint about Starship’s biggest test yet.
The Space Review: Starship’s real test may begin after launch.

Teslarati: FAA kicks off review of SpaceX’s bid to fly Starship nearly every day.
SpaceCom: SpaceX wants to launch Starship more than 450 times per year from South Texas.
Space News: SpaceX proposing sharp increase in Starship launches from Texas.

SpaceCom: SpaceX's Starship just turned 10 years old. When will it go to Mars?

Filmpjes:
NSF: Starship Flight 15 Date In Sight - With Catches Planned | Starship Update.

RATLOG en de ontwikkeling v/e raket.
Payload: RATLOG Wants to Cut ~90% of a Rocket Engine’s Parts.

LEAP en de ontwikkeling van Bighorn, een kleine lanceerder.
Space News: Rocket startup LEAP targets 2028 orbital launch.

Nieuwe faciliteiten voor Dawn Aerospace en hun Aurora Spaceplane in Oklahoma.
Space Watch: Dawn Aerospace Advances Aurora Spaceplane Operations after Breaking Ground on Oklahoma Facility.
Fox25: Oklahoma breaks ground on $7.5 million aerospace facility.

Reflect Orbital bestelt 2 lanceringen bij Skyroot Aerospace met Vikram – Spiegels in de ruimte.
Via Satellite: Skyroot to Provide 2 Launches for Reflect Orbital.
Payload: Reflect Orbital Buys Two Skyroot Aerospace Launches.

Chinese Lange Mars 10B blijft ook in 2027 lanceren voor GuoWang-constellatie.
China in Space: Long March 10B to Launch Improved GuoWang Spacecraft Through 2027.

Het blijft maar komen – Drie Chinese startups en hun plannen voor een herbruikbare raket.
Space News: Three Chinese reusable launch startups emerge with diverse rocket designs and funding.

Nieuw lanceerpad op Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
China in Space: New Launch Pad Under Construction at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

Gaat Europa een eigen bemande capsule bouwen?
EuroNews (filmpje): ESA director general reveals €10bn plan to get to space without NASA.
Space News: ESA member states signal support for new European human spaceflight plans.

ISS – Crew 12 terug op Aarde.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Postflight News Conference.
ESA: Press conference: ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returns to Europe.

ISS – De blogentries.
ISS Blog: SpaceX Dragon Counts Down to Launch for Station Resupply Mission.
ISS Blog: SpaceX Dragon Lifts Off for Thursday Cargo Delivery.
ISS Blog: Dragon Launches New Cargo as Crew Works Biomedicine, Advanced Space Tech.
ISS Blog: Crew Preps for Dragon’s Arrival During Vision and Robotics Research.
ISS Blog: SpaceX Dragon Cargo Mission Approaching Station.
ISS Blog: SpaceX Dragon Docks with Science, Supplies, and Roll-Out Solar Arrays.
ISS Blog: Crew Unpacks Dragon and Begins Activating New Science Experiments

Commerciële ruimtestations.
The Space Review: After the ISS: What happens when humanity loses its shared home in space?
Space News: Axiom CEO satisfied with NASA RFP for commercial space stations.

Universe Today:Honda Wants to Put a Robotic Lab Assistant on Future Commercial Space Stations.

Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation – CSS.
China in Space: Shenzhou-23 Crew Perform Spacecraft Training Aboard Tiangong.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: Shenzhou-23 Crew Conduct Space Science Experiments, In-Orbit Trainings.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis II.
The Verge: NASA dumped over 800GB of Artemis II data online.
NASA: Rigorous Analysis Confirms NASA’s Artemis II Heat Shield Performance.

NASA: Life after the moon: Artemis II's Christina Koch steps down from active astronaut duty.

Filmpje:
NASA: Artemis II and the Moon’s Terminator: Where Lunar Day Meets Night.

Artemis III.
NASA: NASA Completes Artemis III Booster Stacking, Shares Status Update.
NSF: Artemis III SLS teams prepare short stack for pad tanking test.

NASA: NASA to Discuss Artemis Acceleration, Status of Upcoming Moon Missions.
Jatan.space: NASA Artemis and CLPS lunar mission updates minus the PR fluff, as all things should be.

Filmpjes:
Philip Sloss: Will the NASA Artemis lunar landing update say anything about the lunar landers?
NASA: Returning Humans to the Moon with Safety and Integrity | Carrie Green.

Artemis – Maanpakken.
RoomEU: Stitching the Moonwalker – how AI, seamstresses and Prada are reinventing the spacesuit.

Artemis – Moonbase.
IEEE Spectrum: NASA Wants More Than 70 Moon Landings in the Next Decade—But How?
NASA: NASA Develops Batteries to Power Humanity’s Return to Moon – SPEARS.

Payload: JAXA Taps ArkEdge for Two Lunar Navigation Demos – MoonQuest.

Space News (filmpje): Space Minds – How NASA is thinking about a moon base.

Naar de Maan en Mars.
Universe Today: How Will Water Flow on the Moon?
SpaceCom: The moon could turn astronauts into 'walking, high voltage capacitors' that accidentally zap spacecraft.

Collect Space: Artemis Moon Tree: Survived space. Killed by winter. Now for sale.

Universe Today: A Trip to Mars Could Break Your Heart – Literally.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

Een “interplanetair”record op Mars – Perseverance.
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Sets Off-World Record for Total Distance Driven.
NASA: Comparing Off-World Rover Driving Distances.
NASA: Perseverance Navcam Image Marks Record Drive.

Collect Space: Perseverance rover sets record for distance driven on another world.
SpaceCom: NASA's Perseverance Mars rover breaks interplanetary driving record — and it's far from done.
Universe Today: The Perseverance Rover Reaches Another Milestone.

VRTNWS: "Een veel betere chauffeur": na 45 kilometer op Mars breekt Perseverance record van voorganger Opportunity.
De Standaard: Marsrobot Perseverance breekt afstandsrecord: nooit reed een wagen verder op een andere planeet.

Filmpje:
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Record Drive Path Animation (as of Oct. 11, 2026).

Europese HERA-sonde arriveert bij Didmos en Dimorphos.
Universe Today: ESA's Hera Mission Targets Binary Asteroid Pair in November.
SpaceCom: Four years ago, NASA punched an asteroid. Europe's Hera probe arrives this month to inspect the wreckage.
SpaceCom: Four years ago, NASA punched an asteroid. Europe's Hera probe arrives this month to inspect the wreckage.

CLPS – Griffin lander wordt getest.
NASA: NASA JPL Testing Readies Voyager Technologies Lander for Moon Mission.
Voyager Technologies: Voyager’s Griffin-1 On Track for the Moon.

CLPS – Meer gerelateerd nieuws.
Space News: Lunar lander companies planning precision landing demonstrations.

ESA: Drilling down for the Moon – PROSPECT – NOVA C – IM4.

IEEE Spectrum:  Lunar Mission Will Explore Old Lava Tubes as Potential Habitats – GIMLI – PRISM.

Sky & Telescope: NASA Initiative to Study the Moon's Environment. – PRISM.

ESA en de Rashid-3 maanrover van de UAE.
ESA: Lunar wheel sensors tested at ESTEC.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Mercurius:
Universe Today: Enigmatic Mercury Will Remain A Puzzle Until Someone Sends A Lander.

Venus:
Ars Technica: Things are finally looking up for NASA’s first missions to Venus in a generation.

Aarde:
SpaceCom: Earth's poles shifted surprisingly fast during the age of dinosaurs, ancient sea levels reveal.
De Standaard: Nieuwe weersatelliet ziet storm “nog voor hij ontstaat” – Meteosat 13.
NASA: NASA Satellites Observe Historic 2026 El Niño.

Maan:
ESA: Introducing NovaMoon – PNT.
ESA: Moon Rovers in the Fast Lane.
SatNews: ispace-EUROPE and ALTEC Partner for Lunar Rover Testing and Mission Simulations.

Mars:
Universe Today: Curiosity Greets a Spectacular Dawn Sky on Mars.
ESA: Where winds blow and lava flows – Mars Express.
ESA: ExoMars rover twin rehearses first drive.
ESA (filmpje): Preparing for a first drive on Mars.
ESA: Trace Gas Orbiter — Facts and figures.
SpaceCom: NASA's SkyFall helicopters will 'show us parts of Mars we've never seen before', scientists say.

Planetoïden:
SpaceCom: UAE unveils lander for bold 7-asteroid mission set to launch in 2028 – MBR Explorer.

Verdediging tegen planetoïden.
NASA: Planetary Defenders: This Is Not an Exercise.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Wordt ruimtevaart de volgende tech big business?
Trends: File in de dampkring: is ruimtevaart de volgende techboom?
Trends (podcast): AI & Tech-podcast | Ruimtevaart is een zakenmodel.

HEO, BlackSky en NEI – Non-Earth Imagery.
Space News: HEO captured images of Satellogic’s Merlin.01 days after launch.
Space News: BlackSky and HEO extend agreement to gather non-Earth imagery.
Payload: BlackSky Renews HEO Deal, Adds Gen-3 Imagery for Space Domain Awareness.

Europa en de (militaire) ruimtevaart.
29.09 – EDA: Military awareness in space: EDA to develop access to data for EU countries.
01.10 – Space News: EU nations back military space project worth up to $27 billion, propose shared tracking data.
07.10 – Via Satellite: Russia’s LEO Advances Put New Pressure on Europe to Bolster its Space Security.
12.10 – SatNews: METLEN, Thales Alenia Space, and Thales Hellas Partner for Greece’s Defense Satellite Communications System.
14.10 – SatNews: European Coalition Approves €24 Billion Military SPACE Program and Joint Orbital Tracking Pact.
14.10 – European Spaceflight: Spain Approves Early Release of €65.8 Million in PAZ 2 Spy Satellite Funding.

De oorlog in Oekraïne.
SatNews: Germany Arrests Two Suspects Over Arson Attack at Starlink Ground Station in Poland.

Reuters: Ukraine says SpaceX hampers drones for attack and defence, as US ties fray.
Ars Technica: Ukraine blindsided by Starlink throttling restrictions and intelligence gaps.
The Hill: Ukraine says SpaceX limiting Starlink operations, impacting air defense.

Via Satellite: Musk Says U.S. Government is in Control of Starlink Speeds for Ukraine’s Military.
BBC: Why is Starlink internet so important on the battlefield in Ukraine?
Teslarati: Elon Musk breaks his silence on the Starlink impact to Ukraine drones.
Time: What Is Starshield, SpaceX's Military Version of Starlink, and Why Is It So Important to Ukraine?

Rapporteur: Renew Europe urges EU to secure satellite communications for Ukraine – OneWeb.

De Standaard: Koppelen de Amerikanen Oekraïne los van inlichtingen en Starlink, net nu Trump de banden met Poetin aanhaalt?
VRTNWS: En plots gingen Oekraïense drones op zwart: 'onaangekondigde beperking' van Starlink verstoort militaire operaties in Oekraïne.
VRTNWS: Waarom Starlink en Starshield zo belangrijk zijn voor Oekraïne.

Ook in Rusland was het groot nieuws.
TASS: Starlink restrictions disrupt Ukrainian army operations, ex-adviser says.
TASS: SpaceX restricts Ukrainian army’s Starlink access, Zelensky’s adviser confirms.
TASS: Ukraine 200% dependent on Starlink, needs to negotiate with US on restrictions — lawmaker.
TASS: Ukraine ‘blind,’ ‘deaf’ without Western intelligence.
TASS: Kiev to fail to counter Russian jet-powered drones without Starlink — Zelensky’s adviser.
TASS: Kremlin comments on Ukraine’s restricted access to Starlink, settlement process.
TASS: FACTBOX: SpaceX restricts access to Starlink for Ukrainian military.
TASS: Zelensky complains US still restricts Starlink operations for Ukrainian military.

Cybersecurity.
Via Satellite: CyberSat’s 10-Year Journey, Told by the Community That Built It.
Via Satellite: Space Sector Faced More Than One Cyberattack Per Day in 2025.

Space Force / Golden Dome / PWSA. 
09.10 – Space News: Kapta Space raises $24 million to expand military radar business.
09.10 – Space News: Russia may turn to nuclear space weapons to counter U.S. missile defenses, report says.
13.10 – SatNews: York Space Systems Details Two Space Force Task Orders for Space Data Network Interoperability.

Reentry-technologie.
NASA: NASA Demonstrates Next-Generation Heat Shield Technologies – KREPE 3 – NG24.

SatNews: Sierra Space Conducts High-Altitude Drop Test of Ghost Reentry Vehicle for 90-Minute Global Point Delivery.

Ruimteafval – Allerlei nieuws.
30.09 – Satellite Pro ME: SSA: Managing the data.
09.10 – SpaceCom: A dead Soviet satellite just broke apart in orbit (again). Experts say it's part of 'a worrying trend'.
12.10 – The Space Review: The tragedy of the orbital commons: Megaconstellations, space weapons, and debris.
14.10 – TASS: Western sanctions increase risk of satellite collisions — expert.
15.10 – ESA: Swarming robots to tackle space debris.
15.10 – China in Space: SpaceX Wants Chinese Spacecraft Data to Reduce Orbital Collision Risks.
15.10 – Via Satellite: ClearSpace Wins Major UK Debris Removal Contract.
15.10 – Payload: UKSA Taps ClearSpace for Country’s First Debris Removal Mission.

Om af te ronden – Kruising tussen Tesla en rakettechnologie levert vliegende auto op.
VRTNWS: Op de weg, door de lucht of ondersteboven: Tesla stelt 'vliegende auto' voor met spectaculaire demonstratie.
De Standaard: De nieuwe ‘vliegende’ Tesla: een spectaculaire wagen, maar veel zullen er wellicht niet worden verkocht.

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