Veel nieuws in een ruimtevaartweek zonder echte uitschieters. Al kijken we uit naar de return-to-flight van Vulcan en (wie weet nog dit jaar) New Glenn. En er wordt al afgeteld naar Starship Flight 15. O ja, er was ook de 100ste Amerikaanse ruimtewandeling in de geschiedenis van het ISS. Dat en dus nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.
Bij de foto: Op 23 oktober lag de Core Stage met zijn vier RS-25 motoren nog horizontaal in de VAB. Twee dagen later zou diezelfde Core Stage geplaatst worden tussen de twee eerder opgebouwde Solid Rocket Boosters. Alweer een stapje verder voor Artemis III. Foto: NASA/Sean Cannon.
De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.
25.10.2026 – Lange Mars 8A lanceert satellieten voor SatNet LEO – Group 28.
China in Space: Wenchang Hosts Another GuoWang Launch to Expand Constellation [Long March 8A Y12].
Filmpjes:
SciNews: Long March-8A launches SatNet LEO Group 28.
27.10.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink satellieten – Group 15-16 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: West Coast Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches early morning Starlink mission from California.
Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 425 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 27 October 2026.
30.10.2026 – Indische GSLV Mk II lanceert navigatiesatelliet NVS-03.
22.10 – The Indian Express: Isro to launch much-delayed indigenous navigation satellite NVS-03 on Oct 30.
26.10 – GPS World: India to launch NVS-03 satellite to bolster NAVIC.
ISRO: GSLV-F18/NVS-03 Mission.
De “Mission Brochure” vind je hier (pdf).
27.10 – The Federal: NVS-03 to fly with pyro valves open as ISRO seeks to avert repeat failure.
31.10 – The Hindu: NVS-03 launched successfully; satellite placed in intended orbit – Highlights.
31.10 – The Times of India: ISRO’s GSLV-F18/NVS-03 mission successful: Next-generation navigation satellite placed in orbit; NavIC constellation gets a boost.
30.10 – Space News: India launches navigation satellite.
31.10 – SpaceCom: India launches next-gen navigation satellite to orbit.
Filmpjes:
ISRO: GSLV-F18/NVS-03 MISSION.
SciNews: NVS-03 launch.
SciNews: NVS-03 deployment.
31.10.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink satellieten – Group 15-18 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now: SpaceX closes out October with Halloween eve Falcon 9 launch, 700th Falcon 9 launch to date.
Filmpjes:
SpaceX via X: Watch Falcon 9 launch 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 426 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 31 October 2026.
Te verwachten lanceringen.
13.11.2026 – Return-To-Flight – Vulcan lanceert 40 Amazon LEO-satellieten – LV-01.
Air & Space Forces: ULA says Vulcan Rocket Will Launch Again in November After Monthslong Pause.
Spaceflight Now: United Launch Alliance announces mid-November return to flight for Vulcan rocket.
Ars Technica: ULA’s Vulcan rocket is set to return to flight on Friday the 13th.
Space News: Vulcan to return to flight in mid-November with first Amazon Leo mission.
23.11.2026 – Ariane 6 lanceert satellieten voor Amazon LEO.
Space News: ESA says Ariane 6 engine issues resolved.
Raketnieuws.
Het gebrek aan raketten.
Space News: Launch executives warn Pentagon faces capacity crunch through 2030s.
SatNews: The Launch Crunch Is Coming as Falcon 9 Winds Down.
Ars Technica: SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that’s a problem for America’s space agency.
Het Chinese ruimtevliegtuigje – Shenlong.
Inside Outer Space: New Report Flags Chinese Spaceplane Development.
Ars Tehnica: China’s top-secret spaceplane can’t hide in low-Earth orbit.
The Register: China's spaceplane bears striking resemblance to America's X-37B.
SpaceCom: China's secretive space plane caught on camera in incredible new photo released by US military.
Space News: U.S. intelligence report publishes clear image of China’s secretive spaceplane.
China in Space: China’s Reusable Spaceplane Should Conclude Its Current Mission Soon.
Het DIA-rapport : DIA: DIA Releases Challenges to Security in Space.
Over herbruikbare Chinese raketten.
Space News: Chinese reusable rocket developers reach structural and propulsion milestones.
Return-To-Flight voor New Glenn nog dit jaar?
Space News: Blue Origin still pushing for return to flight of New Glenn this year.
ESA’s Themis eerste lancering (wellicht) niet in 2026.
Het winterweer in Zweden zou de spelbreker kunnen zijn.
European Spaceflight: ESA Director “Not Sure” Themis Will Make Its First Flight in 2026.
RocketLab – Neutron update.
RocketLab (filmpje): Neutron Progress Update – Stage 2 and Thrust Module Arrive to LC-3.
Cowboy Space – Een nieuwe raket speciaal voor Orbital Data Centers.
Space News: Cowboy Space unveils launch vehicle for deploying its orbital data center constellation.
Payload: Cowboy Space Reveals Big Iron Data Center Rocket.
Douglas Messier Blog: AIpocalypse: Cowboy Space Announces 20,000 Data Satellites.
SatNews: Cowboy Space Is Building a Rocket Because It Couldn’t Find One.
Scott Manley (filmpje): Can Cowboy Space Really Design A New Rocket in 2 Years?
Starship – Starbase / Flight 15 in november (?).
26.10 – SpaceCom: SpaceX ignites giant Super Heavy booster engines ahead of daring Starship launch.
26.10 – Teslarati: How SpaceX Is raising Raptor’s sea-level thrust while holding engine mass steady.
29.10 – SpaceCom: SpaceX fires up Starship upper stage ahead of landmark Flight 15 test launch.
30.10 – NSF: SpaceX Completes Three Static Fires in Three Days for Flight 15.
Filmpjes:
25.10 – NSF: Booster 22 FIRES UP ahead of Flight 15 - Starbase Summary.
26.10 – WAI: Booster 22 Static Fire Success! How Close Is Flight 15?
27.10 – NSF: SpaceX conducts Static Fire of Ship 42 (link begint iets voor de static fire).
28.10 – NSF: SpaceX conducts Six Engine Static Fire of Ship 42 (link begint iets voor de static fire).
28.10 – NSF: Two More Static Fires for Starship Flight 15 - Starbase Summary.
29.10 – NSF: Starbase Static Fire Galore - Is Flight Nearly Here? | Starship Update.
31.10 – NSF: There are no Static Fires in this Video - Starbase Summary.
Starship – Florida.
NSF: Possible Roberts Road Expansion as SpaceX pushes for Flight 16.
Starship – Louisana.
WMNO: 'Behind closed doors': The secret SpaceX deal and the lawsuit challenging it.
NSF: Comparing KSC, Starbase construction timelines to understand the development of Starbase, Louisiana.
Stoke Space krijgt 2de lanceerplatform m.m.v. het Pentagon.
Space News: Pentagon backs Stoke Space launch expansion with $150 million loan commitment.£
Spaceport in Utah?
2KuTV: Draft study recommends Delta as focus for Utah spaceport development.
Virgin Galactic stelt Aperion voor.
Virgin Galactic: Virgin Galactic Sets October 28 for Lead Delta Class Spaceship’s Arrival at Spaceport America, Marking Start of Flight Test Preparations.
Virgin Galactic: Virgin Galactic Unveils Spaceship Apeiron.
Space News: Virgin Galactic rolls out new suborbital spaceplane.
SpaceCom: Virgin Galactic is finally revealing its new Delta-class spaceship this week.
SpaceCom: Meet Apeiron, Virgin Galactic's 1st 'Delta-class' space plane.
Inside Outer Space: Virgin Galactic Reveals Name of New Delta Spaceship.
Inside Outer Space: Virgin Galactic’s Suborbital Aperion Spaceship Arrives at New Mexico’s Spaceport America.
Universe Today: Virgin Galactic Flies Next-Gen Space Plane to New Home With New Name.
Collect Space: Apeiron: Virgin Galactic's first Delta-class Spaceship takes flight.
Filmpje:
Virgin Galacitc: Meet Spaceship Apeiron.
Virgin Galactic: We Build Spaceships: Spaceship Apeiron's first day in the sky.
Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.
ISS – De blogentries.
ISS Blog: Week Begins with Robotics Prep for Spacewalk and Advanced Research.
ISS Blog: Spacewalk Preps, Robotics Jobs, and Science Duties Fill Tuesday Schedule.
ISS Blog: Astronauts Are Go For Thursday’s Power Upgrade Spacewalk.
ISS Blog: Astronauts Suit Up to Prepare for Power Upgrade Spacewalk.
ISS Blog: Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Install Roll-Out Solar Arrays.
ISS Blog: Spacewalkers Install Roll-Out Solar Array for Power Generation.
ISS Blog: Space Crops and Advanced Tech Wrap Up Week Following Spacewalk.
ISS – Ruimtewandelingen.
Spaceflight Now: NASA nears end of space station solar array upgrade with Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 spacewalks.
Spaceflight Now: Spacewalking astronauts unfurl upgraded solar array to boost space station power.
Spaceflight Now: As it happened: spacewalkers install new solar array.
SpaceCom: 100 US spacewalks from the ISS! Astronauts deploy new solar array on landmark EVA.
Collect Space: A milestone in orbit: Astronauts complete 100th US ISS spacewalk.
CSA: Crew-13: First spacewalk for Joshua Kutryk outside the International Space Station.
CSA: Spacewalks: No walk in the park!
CSA: CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk's first spacewalk.
CSA: CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk reflects on first spacewalk.
Filmpjes:
NASA: U.S. Spacewalk 100.
Meer nieuws uit het ISS.
Mashable: Astronaut voert skateboardtricks uit in de ruimte.
PhysOrg: Space station experiment to probe plant disease risks for future moon and Mars missions.
Commerciële ruimtestations.
Orbital Hub: DLR’s Orbital Hub concept meets Europe’s post-ISS decision.
Filmpjes:
NSF (shorts): Will NASA Extend the Space Station's Life?
Bovenstaande is een fragment uit NSF: The Flame Trench: Accelerating Artemis with the Administrator, Live.
Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation – CSS.
China in Space: Shenzhou-23 Taikonauts Nearing Selection for Additional Six Months on Tiangong.
Inside Outer Space: China’s In-Orbit Material Exposure Experiments.
Filmpjes:
CCTV: Shenzhou-23 Crew Completes Payload Transfer for In-Orbit Material Exposure Experiments.
Landspace mag Chinese bevoorradings-ruimtevliegtuigje naar het Chinese ruimtestation lanceren.
Space News: Landspace tops bid to launch China’s Haolong reusable cargo spaceplane.
China in Space: LandSpace Wins Contract to Launch Haolong Cargo Spaceplane.
SEA STAR – Onderwatersimulatie v/e ruimteemissie.
SpaceCom: Analog astronauts: How living underwater can prepare humans for space missions.
SpaceCom: How 'spacewalking' underwater made me feel like I was really in space.
SpaceCom: 5 days beneath the waves: What it's like to live in an underwater 'space station'.
SpaceCom: An aquanaut comes home: Returning to Earth from an undersea 'space station'.
Naar de Maan (en Mars).
Artemis Accords.
NASA: NASA Welcomes Vietnam as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory.
Space News: Vietnam signs the Artemis Accords.
Artemis I.
SciTechDaily: NASA’s Artemis I Reveals a Surprising Radiation Mystery Near the Moon.
PhysOrg: Artemis I: Crystals of experimental detectors record radiation doses near the moon.
Filmpje:
ESA (shorts): Two mannequins flew around the Moon, and only one wore a vest.
Artemis II.
NASA: Caltech Names Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman as NASA JPL Deputy.
SpaceCom: Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman named deputy director for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
USA Today: How NASA's elite recovery teams intercepts returning astronauts.
Filmpje:
NASA: Artemis II Solar Eclipse: 54 Minutes of Totality.
Artemis III.
NSF: Isaacman outlines Artemis III multi-launch checkout sequence and Blue Origin priority.
ESA: Artemis III.
NASA: Artemis III SLS Core Stage Joins Boosters at Kennedy.
SpaceCom: See NASA's Artemis III astronauts meet Trump at the White House as they train for a critical 2027 moon lander test flight.
ULA: United Launch Alliance is Collaborating with NASA for the Development of a Centaur Upper Stage for Artemis Missions.
NASA – Houston we have a podcast: Artemis III: Paving the Way to Lunar Landings.
Filmpje:
Philip Sloss: NASA Artemis update details lunar plans, but not where they are today or when they are going.
Artemis IV – De eerste maanlanding voor Artemis.
Filmpje:
Video From Space: SpaceX vs. Blue Origin: Race to Land NASA Astronauts on the Moon by 2028!.
Artemis – Moonbase.
Ispace: ispace Selected by JAXA for Conceptual Design of Lunar Solar Power Tower.
Universe Today: Moon Habitats May Use Layered Mylar to Block Extreme Heat.
Artemis – SR-1 Freedom.
Space News: SR-1 on track for late 2028 launch.
Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.
Hera ziet Didymos en Dimorphos nu gescheiden van mekaar.
ESA: First light: Hera resolves two asteroids instead of one.
Universe Today: Hera Probe Sees Asteroid Pair Separately for First Time.
Een Mars-meteoriet op Aarde.
NASA: NASA-funded Study Details One of Oldest Mars Meteorites Ever Found.
NASA: Slice of Martian Meteorite Teghaza 001.
NASA: Map Showing Potential Origins of Martian Meteorite Teghaza 001.
Ars Technica: Rare meteorite from Mars gives us a view into its ancient crust.
Universe Today: This Ancient Meteorite Hints at Mars' Warm, Wet Past.
Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.
Aarde:
CCTV (filmpje): China Releases High-Resolution Satellites Images of Taiwan Streets.
NASA: NASA, USDA Sign Agreement Advancing Earth Science, Agriculture.
Payload: NASA, Agriculture Department Partner On Space Data Sharing.
Satellite Pro ME: Tanzania partners with Russia for first Earth observation satellite.
Payload: NASA, Agriculture Department Partner On Space Data Sharing.
Belspo: ESA unlocks decades of radar data for new research.
Belspo: Satellites join the hunt for autumn colours.
Belspo: Meteosat Third Generation reveals Europe’s weather in 4D.
Maan:
Universe Today: Rare Lunar Meteorites Could Fill Gaps In Moon’s Evolution.
Scott Manley (filmpje): The Entire History Of The Moon.
Spaceflight Now: Turkey aims for first Moon-orbiting mission in 2027.
Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Update: Curiosity Blog, Sols 5043-5049: Preparing to Drill at ‘Nazca’.
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Offers Clues to Protect Crews From Mars Dust.
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Views Dust at Neretva Vallis.
The Planetary Society: Mars rover samples what could be one of the oldest rocks on the Martian surface.
Wired: NASA’s Oldest Martian Spacecraft Have Been Running for Decades. Here’s How.
Universe Today: Martian Polar Crater Ice Shifts with Seasonal Frost.
CSA: Advancing methane detection technology for future Mars missions.
Saturnus / Titan:
NASA: Send Your Name to Titan Aboard NASA’s Dragonfly Mission.
Aerosapce America: NASA’s Dragonfly moving through integration and testing at APL.
Neptunus:
Universe Today: Queen's University Belfast Students Find Neptune's Elusive Trojan Asteroids.
Ceres:
Universe Today: Ceres' Water Ice Can Mask Massive Surface Salt Deposits.
Een mogelijke dwergplaneet gevonden.
Sky & Telescope: Possible New Dwarf Planet in the Solar System.
NEO – Near Earth Objects.
NASA: NEO Surveyor’s Sunshade Gets Inspected.
NASA: Solar Cells Inspected on NASA’s NEO Surveyor.
Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.
NASA denkt (opnieuw) aan reddingsmissie Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA: NASA Explores Potential Commercial Servicing for Hubble Telescope
Ars Technica: Once again, NASA is asking for ideas to rescue Hubble from certain death.
Space News: NASA seeks ideas for Hubble servicing mission.
Russische Kosmos-satelliet komt gevaarlijk dichtbij Finse radarsatelliet – Oekraïne / Bodyguard satellieten.
Zie ook de NUDR van vorige week.
FoxNews (filmpje): Experts worry about Russian satellite's close approach to US-Finnish orbiter.
The New York Times: Russian Satellite Makes a Menacing Approach to Another Craft in Orbit.
CNN: Russian satellite makes possibly unprecedented approach to another spacecraft without permission.
SpaceCom: Astroscale proposes fleet of 'bodyguard' spacecraft to protect satellites from orbital attacks
HEO en Satellogic – Non-Eerth Imagery.
Zie ook NUDR 2026/42-825.
Satellogic: Satellogic and HEO Sign Three-Year Non-Earth Imaging Agreement, Extending a Six-Year Working Relationship.
Space News: Satellogic and HEO extend non-Earth imaging contract.
Zie ook de website van HEO.
Europa en de (militaire) ruimtevaart.
28.10 – Payload: Shield Space Launches UK Space Superiority Coalition.
28.10 – Via Satellite: Astroscale Wins New UK MoD Contract Focused on Orbital Defense.
28.10 – Via Satellite: Risk, Reward, and Agility: The New Themes for European Nations in Space Defense
30.10 – Payload: Europe Begins Funding Offensive In-Space Capabilities.
Europa en IRIS2.
30.10 – Via Satellite: MDA Space to Build Antenna Subsystems for 66 IRIS² LEO Satellites.
30.10 – Space News: MDA Space gets initial contract to supply antennas for 66 IRIS² satellites.
01.11 – European Spaceflight: Canadian MDA Space Secures €64 Million IRIS2 Antenna Agreement.
De oorlog in Oekraïne.
26.10 – Business AM: Elon Musk heeft schrik dat Rusland Starlink-satellieten gaat aanvallen
26.10 – Ars Technica: Musk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink terms with deadly drone strikes.
27.10 – Space News: Ukrainian startup, GomSpace test satellite for future communications network.
28.10 – Defense One: The US space industry will suffer for Ukraine’s Starlink outage, experts say.
29.10 – BBC: Elon Musk is a 'real genius', Putin says after satellite talks with SpaceX boss.
De “midterm” verkiezingen en de militaire ruimtevaart.
21.10 – The Planetary Society: Space in the 2026 elections.
30.10 – Space News: What’s at stake for military space in midterm elections.
US Space Force en cislunar space.
23.10 – Space News: Pentagon looking past Earth orbit for its next military frontier.
26.10 – Air & Space Forces: Space Force Wants Cislunar Kit Ready to Launch by 2029.
27.10 – Executiv Gov: Space Force to Issue Cislunar RFIs Seeking Commercial Tech, AI Autonomy Software.
Het DIA-rapoort over veiligheid in de ruimte (en inzonder het geval China).
DIA: DIA Releases Challenges to Security in Space.
Het rapport “Challenges to Security in Space” kan je hier downloaden (PDF).
Breaking Defense: China has tripled its satellite fleet since 2018 as expansion continues: DIA.
Air & Space Forces: China Developing More On-Orbit Space Weapons: New Report.
Defense Industry Europe: Defense Intelligence Agency says Russian nuclear satellite program could threaten thousands of spacecraft.
Space Force / Golden Dome / PWSA.
14.10 – Payload: Exclusive: In Orbit Aerospace Pivots From Re-entry Vehicles to Spacecraft Autonomy.
26.10 – ExecutivGov: Space Force Builds Commercial SDA Reserve Through Six CASR Awards.
28.10 – Space News: Boeing to be awarded sole-source deal worth up to $946 million to maintain military satellites.
28.10 – Space News: Space Force missile-tracking satellite launch slips to 2027 as SDA reassesses acquisition approach.
29.10 – Space News: Demand for satellite radar imagery prompts NRO to revisit contracting practices.
30.10 – Space News: ESI supplying solar array components to missile defense programs.
30.10 – Space Explored: Apple Maps begins blurring NASA, Space Force, and Air Force bases.
30.10 – Space News: Defense investors wary of Golden Dome revenue prospects as Pentagon pushes to cut costs.
Reentry-capsules – Starfall.
26.10 – Space News: Air Force recovers experimental military cargo from SpaceX Starfall capsule.
26.10 – SatNews: AFRL Evaluates Rocket Cargo Logistics Pods Aboard SpaceX Bandwagon-5 Rideshare Flight.
26.10 – Air & Space Forces: AFRL Moves Cargo Through Space with SpaceX Demonstration.
29.10 – SpaceCom: SpaceX's Starfall capsule delivers cargo for US Air Force in landmark 'point to point' space mission.
Ruimteafval – Allerlei nieuws.
FOD News: Suspected Zhuque-2E Debris Crashes Into Borneo Palm Plantation, Days After Minnesota Cornfield Find.
Space News: UK awards ClearSpace $80 million prime contract for dual-satellite deorbit mission – ADR.
De overname van Globalstar door Amazon goedgekeurd doorde FCC.
Via Satellite: Amazon Secures FCC Approval for Globalstar Acquisition.
Satellite Pro ME: FCC approves Amazon Leo’s $11.5bn acquisition of Globalstar.
Space News: FCC clears Globalstar’s $11.5 billion sale to Amazon.
Constellaties – ODC’s.
14.10 – Constellations Podcast - 244 - Are Orbital Data Centers Becoming the Next Evolution in Computing?
30.10 – The Verge: Google’s satellite AI server transmits its first response to Earth.
Misschien niet meteen over data centers in de ruimte, maar misschien wel een reden om ze in de ruimte te brengen.
Time: Why Data Centers Have Become Military Targets.
Constellaties – Navigatie.
26.10 – SatNews: Telespazio and EUSPA Sign Agreement to Expand Galileo Fucino Control Centre for Second-Generation Constellation.
27.10 – ESA: ESA procures four new Galileo Second Generation satellites
27.10 – Airbus: Airbus awarded contract for two additional Galileo satellites.
Constellaties- Uitstel voor Telesat.
29.10 – Space News: Global Telesat Lightspeed service delayed to mid-2028.
29.10 – Via Satellite: Telesat Delays Lightspeed Full Service Entry to Mid-2028; Goldberg Addresses Launch Crunch and Sovereign Demand.
30.10 – Payload: Telesat Stays Quiet on C$2.4B GEO Debt Due in December.
Constellaties – Allerlei nieuws.
26.10 – Satellite Pro ME: Türkiye plans 198-satellite network for sovereign connectivity.
28.10 – TASS: Russia has found high-quality satellite communication technology — Putin – Rassvet.
29.10 – Via Satellite: FCC Looks to Update Direct-to-Device Rules and Auction More Spectrum.
30.10 – Via Satellite: Eutelsat Sets 10B Target for OneWeb Revenue from 2032 to 2040.
In-Orbit – Manufacturing.
14.10 – SpaceCom: 2 spacecraft in orbit and 8 more coming soon: Varda has big plans for in-space manufacturing.
28.10 – Via Satellite: Rendezvous Robotics Shifts Focus to Spacecraft that Autonomously Build Themselves in Orbit.
28.10 – Payload: Exclusive: Rendezvous Robotics Raises $20M to Develop Self-Assembling Spacecraft.
29.10 – Space News: Rendezvous Robotics raises $20 million for self-assembling spacecraft.
29.10 – NASA: NASA’s ISAM State of Play: The Industry Standard for Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing.
29.10 – ESA: Aiming high: ESA launches new ISAM Club to connect Europe’s in-space ecosystem.
In-Orbit – Zonneënergie.
01.10 – Space News: Contracts signal growing interest in space-based solar power.
05.10 – Space News: Pentagon betting on solar power from space – OECIF.
In-Orbit RPO.
29.09 – Space News: Momentus tests low-cost sensor suite for spacecraft proximity operations.
30.09 – Space News: Blackswan raises $2.9 million seed round for satellite rendezvous technology.
30.09 – Payload: Blackswan Space Raises €2.5M Seed to Fund RPO Kit Demo.
In-Orbit Servicing.
26.09 – SatNews: U.S. Space Force Schedules 2027 On-Orbit Servicing Missions With Astroscale U.S. and Starfish Space.
18.11 – Times of India: SpaDeX sats re-eenter Earth’s atmosfphere after nearly 21 months in orbit.
20.10 – Space News: Chinese on-orbit servicing startup Space Robot raises funds for constellation plans.
21.10 – Space News: Chinese space robotics startup Sinxbot raises tens of millions of dollars for on-orbit refueling, deorbit services.
21.10 – Space News: Eutelsat exploring GEO life-extension mission with ClearSpace.
29.10 – SatNews: “I Can’t Refuel You. I’m Sorry”: Satellite Servicers Can’t Agree on a Plug.
In-Orbit – Allerlei.
04.10 – Via Satellite: On-Orbit Security Startup Fortastra Raises $30M in Series A.
28.10 – Sky & Telescope: A Satellite Company Tests “Sunlight As A Service” — Without Astronomers’ Knowledge.
Ruimtetelescopen – Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
22.10 – NASA Blog: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Enters Final Commissioning Phase.
UVEX – NASA’s nieuwe UV-telescoop.
NASA: NASA ultraviolet telescope mission passes key review.
Veel lees- en kijkplezier,
Koen