Het ISS zou ooit nog kans gemaakt hebben om de Nobelprijs voor de vrede te winnen, als symbool voor samenwerking over de grenzen heen en zelfs tussen landen die op Aarde soms lijnrecht tegen over elkaar stonden en staan. Maar die samenwerking in de ruimte ligt zwaar onder vuur. Het ISS sleept zich naar zijn einde terwijl op Aarde de ene na de andere boycot wordt uitgesproken en elkaars (ruimtevaart)industrie onder vuur wordt genomen. Daar bovenop krijgt wetenschap in het huidige Amerika het meer dan moeilijk. Het aantal keren dat de Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope met cancel bedreigt werd door de Trump Administratie zijn nog net op één hand te tellen. En nu mag de Amerikaanse ruimtevaartindustrie zelfs niet naar Europa voor een of ander symposium. NASA cancelde de Artemis Lunar Gateway, dat heel wat inbreng had van de internationale partners. Allesbehalve verrassend dat in een dergelijke sfeer de nadruk meer en meer komt te liggen op onafhankelijkheid. Het doppen van de eigen boontjes wegens de wispelturigheid van de ooit zo betrouwbare partner.

Maar zelfs in de Verenigde Staten zelf, lijkt ook niet alles koek en ei. SpaceX heeft blijkbaar beslist om de lanceringen van hun Falcon 9 af te bouwen. Er zijn nu al geen Starlink-lanceringen meer vanuit Florida. En blijkbaar sluit men al geen nieuwe contracten meer af voor lanceringen vanaf (of na) 2028. Enkel nog de contractuele verplichten zoals Crew Dragon naar het ISS. En wat na het ISS? Kan/Mag Crew Dragon nog naar commerciële ruimtestations? Misschien dat Starliner toch nog een toekomst heeft. Het zou de verrassing van het decennium zijn. Of moet alles met het gigantische Starship? Al zal dat in den beginne misschien meer dan genoeg werk hebben met het lanceren van Starlink en Starmind. De concurrentie nog maar eens uitgeschakeld – eigen satellieten eerst. Vulcan en New Glenn zijn nog aan het bekomen van hun tegenslagen. Een Return To Flight laat op zich wachten. En de vraag is of ze hun lanceerritme voldoende kunnen opdrijven om alles gelanceerd te krijgen.

Ruimtevaart, het blijft verbazen. Zowel daarboven als hier op Aarde.

Bij de foto: Dit is niet alleen een mooie foto van het International Space Station, het is ook een beetje een puzzel. Een uitdaging om in eerste instantie de modules en de capsules te herkennen die je in deze opname ziet. Maar je ziet ook robotarmen, zonnepanelen en andere opvallende extenties. Veel succes :-)

De opname werd gemaakt op 1 september tijdens de 99ste Amerikaanse ISS-ruimtewandeling, meteen de 3de voor ESA’s Sophie Adenot. Beide ruimtewandelaars staan niet op de foto. Foto: ESA/NASA.

De lanceringen van de afgelopen week.

30.08.2026 – De lancering van de Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
NASA Blog: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope: Launch Updates.
NASA Blog: NASA Roman Space Telescope: Key Milestones for 7:26 a.m. EDT Launch.
NASA Blog: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Launch Broadcast Begins.
NASA Blog: NASA Roman Space Telescope: First Stage Fueling at 6:30 a.m. EDT.
NASA Blog: NASA Roman Space Telescope: Second Stage Fueling at 6:51 a.m. EDT.
NASA Blog: NASA Roman Space Telescope: Second Stage LOX Loading at 7:07 a.m. EDT.
NASA Blog: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope: Engine Chill Begins as Launch Nears.
NASA Blog: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope: ‘Go’ for Launch.
NASA Blog: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Launches.
NASA Blog: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope: Falcon Heavy Passes Max Q.
NASA Blog: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope: Falcon Heavy Side Boosters Begin Return.
NASA Blog: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope: Falcon Heavy Upper Stage Takes Over.
NASA Blog: NASA Roman Space Telescope: SpaceX Second Stage Burn Begins.
NASA Blog: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope: Final Upper-Stage Burn Complete.
NASA Blog: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Flying on Its Own.
NASA Blog: NASA’s Roman Completes First Mid-Course Correction Burn.
NASA Blog: NASA Roman Space Telescope’s Antenna, ‘Visor’ Deployed.
NASA Blog: NASA Roman’s Planet Imager Has Powered On.

NASA: NASA’s Dark Universe-Seeking Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches.
NASA: Roman Commissioning.

Collect Space: NASA launches Roman Telescope to provide wide view of cosmos.
Space Policy Online: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Lifts Off to Open New Insights Into the Universe.
Payload: Roman Space Telescope Begins Its Journey to L2.
Universe Today: Roman Rises! Five Things to Know About NASA's New Space Telescope.

SpaceCom: Liftoff! NASA's Roman Space Telescope soars to the stars on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in spectacular launch.

SpaceCom: Trump calls in to NASA press conference to celebrate launch of Roman Space Telescope, a mission he tried to cancel.
SpaceCom: 'What a glorious dawn launch': Why the Roman Space Telescope's picture-perfect liftoff beyond Earth is such a big deal.
SpaceCom: What's next for NASA's just-launched Roman Space Telescope?
Mashable: NASA's Roman telescope is cruising. Here's a look at the next 100 days.

Spacepage: NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope succesvol in de ruimte gebracht.
De Standaard: Paradepaardje Nasa moet astronomische kennis over heelal opleveren.

Aerospace America: How Roman’s coronagraph will pave the way for NASA’s next flagship telescope.

Filmpjes:
NASA: NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Go for Launch Poll.
NASA: Liftoff of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
NASA: NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Booster Landing.
NASA: NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Spacecraft Separation.
NASA: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Postlaunch News Conference.
SciNews: Roman Space Telescope launch.
SciNews: Roman Space Telescope deployment.
NASA: NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches (Official NASA Recap).

01.09.2026 – Een eerste lancering voor de Chinese Pallas-1.
ECNS: Beijing's commercial rocket Pallas-1 completes maiden flight.
PanDaily: Galactic Energy's First Liquid Rocket Reaches Orbit.
China in Space: Pallas-1 Sails Through First Test Flight From Jiuquan [Pallas-1 Y1].
SpaceCom: China's private, reusable Pallas-1 rocket aces debut launch.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China's PALLAS-1 Rocket Completes Successful Maiden Flight.
SciNews: Pallas-1 first launch.
CCTV: PALLAS-1 Y1 Eyes on Middle-Weight Low Earth Orbit​.

01.09.2026 – RocketLab/Electron lanceert “Owl Around The World”.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab launches Japanese radar satellite to orbit on 'Owl Around the World' mission.
Satellite Pro ME: Rocket Lab deploys Synspective’s StriX satellite into orbit.

RocketLab: “Owl Around The World”.
RocketLab: MISSION SUCCESS: Rocket Lab Launches 94th Electron Mission.

Filmpjes:
RocketLab: Rocket Lab - 'Owl Around The World' Launch;
SciNews: Electron launches the 11th StriX satellite.

02.09.2026 – SpaceX lanceert Starlink-satellieten – Group 15-23 (VSFB).
Spaceflight Now:SpaceX launches Starlink mission from West Coast.
SpaceCom: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites to orbit on its 35th flight.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Watch Falcon 9 launch 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California.
SciNews: SpaceX Starlink 420 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 2 September 2026.

03.09.2026 – Indische GSLV MkII lanceert EOS-05 (GISAT-1A).
The Indian Express: After seven-month hiatus, ISRO to launch key satellite on September 4.

The Times of India: ISRO’s GSLV-F17 successfully places EOS-05 Earth observation satellite in geosynchronous orbit.
The Hindu: ISRO successfully launches Earth observation satellite EOS-05.
The Times of India: Why EOS-05 matters: ISRO breaks Gisat jinx, returns to flight & gets 1st success of 2026.

De ISRO Mission Brochure voor GSLV-F17 vind je hier (PDF).
Een reeks foto’s van de voorbereidingen en de lancering vind je hier.

The Times of India:India’s satellite launch cost 4x US, says Cambridge study; space dept source contradicts report.

Filmpjes:
ISRO: GSLV-F17 - VAB to UT Movement.
ISRO: GSLV-F17/EOS-05 MISSION.
CNN News18: ISRO Launches EOS-05: GSLV-F17 Takes India’s Earth Observation Mission Higher.
CNN News18: ISRO Successfully Deploys India's First Geosynchronous Imaging Satellite EOS-05 Into Orbit.
CNN News18: BREAKING: GSLV-F17 Mission Success: ISRO Launches Earth Observation Satellite EOS-05.
SciNews: EOS-05 launch.
SciNews: EOS-05 deployment.

04.09.2026 – Isar lanceert Spectrum – Onward and Upward.
European Spaceflight: Isar Aerospace Could Attempt Second Spectrum Flight as Early as 4 September.
European Spaceflight: Isar Aerospace Calls Off 4 September Spectrum Launch Attempt.
European Spaceflight: Isar Aerospace Completes First Successful Spectrum Flight.

Isar Aerospace: History for European spaceflight: Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight.
Meer info over de vlucht vind je op de Spectruim Mission 2 webpagina.

ESA: Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe.
NSF: Isar Aerospace launches Spectrum rocket after months of delays.

Filmpjes:
NSF (i.s.m. Isar Aerospace): Isar Aerospace Launches "Onward and Upward" Mission.
SciNews: Spectrum launch.
NSF Breaking Space: A HUGE Leap Forward - FULL SUCCESS on Flight 2! | Isar Aerospace Launch Review.

Te verwachten lanceringen.

Lancering Crew 13 voor onbepaalde tijd uitgesteld door lek in Crew Dragon capsule.
28.08 – TASS: Russian cosmonauts Teteryatnikov, Kiviryan ready for Crew-13 mission — Roscosmos.
29.08 – ISS Blog: NASA, SpaceX Adjust Crew-13 Launch Date.
30.08 – TASS: NASA postpones Crew-13 launch with Russian cosmonaut.
01.09 – SpaceCom: SpaceX, NASA delay next astronaut launch to ISS due to leak on Dragon spacecraft.

09.09.2026 – Rusland lanceert nieuwe Progress-capsule naar het ISS.
NASA: NASA to Cover Progress 96 Spacecraft Launch, Docking.

Filmpjes:
De livestream van de lancering van deze bevoorradingscapsule kan je hier bij NASA volgen.

Raketnieuws.

Isar Aerospace – Meer nieuws.
Isar Aerospace: Isar Aerospace signs launch contract with Astroscale Japan.
Payload: Astroscale Selects Isar to Launch Debris Removal Mission.

Maritime Launch: Maritime Launch Services and Isar Aerospace Extend Deadline to Finalize Statement of Work and Programmatic Milestones.

Meer geld voor PLD Space (Spanje) en HyImpulse (Duitsland).
Payload: PLD Space, HyImpulse Close Major Extension Rounds.

European Spaceflight: PLD Space Adds €108 million to Series C Funding Round.
European Spaceflight: HyImpulse Extends Series A Funding Round by €50 Million.

Space News: PLD Space raises an additional $125 million.
Space News: HyImpulse raises funding ahead of next suborbital launch.

De lancering van de Chinese maansonde Chang’e 7 uitgesteld naar begin 2027.
China in Space: Chang’e 7 Moon Launch Moved to Early 2027.

De Chinese Kinetica 1 en Kinetica 2 – Kinastra Upper Stage.
China in Space: Second Kinetica-2 Mission, First Sea-Based Kinetica-1 Almost Ready to Launch.

Filmpje:
CCTV: China's Kinastra-1 Upper Stage Expected to Make Maiden Flight Next Year.

Sierra Space boekt vrachten voor eerste vlucht Dream Chaser.
Maar een lanceerdatum is er nog niet. Het zal sowieso wachten zijn op de Return-To-Flight voor de Vulcan-raket welke Dream Chaser in een baan om de Aarde moet brengen.
Sierra Space: Sierra Space Secures National Security and Commercial Payload Contracts for Dream Chaser Inaugural Flight.

Nog eens de New Glenn explosie van mei 2026 – NASA bestudeert methaanexplosies.
PhysOrg: Blue Origin's New Glenn explosion shows infrasound can detect rocket accidents from up to 1,700 kilometers away.
Aerospace America: NASA concluding study on impacts of methane rocket explosions.

Blue Origin begint met bouw payload processing facility op Cape Canaveral – Haalt ingenieurs bij Amazon Leo.
Mynews13: Blue Origin breaks ground on new processing facility.
NSF: Blue Origin expands test and launch sites across the Cape.

SatNews: Blue Origin Accelerates Engineering Hiring from Amazon Satellite Division to Expand Orbital Operations.

RocketLab, Neutron en een uitgestelde vlucht naar Venus.
NSF: Rocket Lab’s Hungry Hippo completes testing.
SpaceCom: Rocket issues delay 1st-ever private mission to Venus: 'We are awaiting Neutron readiness'.

Starship – Op weg naar Flight 14.
SpaceCom: SpaceX test-fires Starship Super Heavy booster ahead of critical Flight 14.
Teslarati: SpaceX tells the FCC that Starship Flight 14 is going to orbit.

Filmpjes:
NSF: SpaceX Announces Starbase Louisiana! Flight 14 Testing Complete? | Starship Update.

NASA consolideert de aankoop van lanceringen.
Space News: New NASA office to consolidate launch procurements.

Amerkaanse militairen gaan hun lanceerervaringen exporteren.
Air & Space Forces: Space Force May Export Launch Lessons to Foreign Partners.

Bemande ruimtevaart / Ruimtestations.

01.09.2026 – US EVA 99 – De derde ruimtewandeling voor Sophie Adenot.
SpaceCom: Watch 2 astronauts take 6th-ever all-female spacewalk today.
SpaceCom: Two astronauts replace ISS camera and docking aid on 6th-ever all-female spacewalk.

ESA: Third spacewalk completed for Sophie Adenot.

Filmpjes:
NASA: U.S. Spacewalk 99 – Live broadcast.
SEN: World’s First Live 4K Spacewalk | Sophie Adenot Outside the ISS.

ISS – De blogentries.
ISS Blog: Expedition 75 is Go for Tuesday’s Navigation and Science Maintenance Spacewalk.
ISS Blog: ESA, NASA Astronauts Suit Up for Navigation, Science Maintenance Spacewalk.
ISS Blog: ESA, NASA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk for Navigation, Science Maintenance.
ISS Blog: ESA, NASA Astronauts Complete Navigation and Science Spacewalk Outside Station.
ISS Blog: Station Crew Cleans Up, Relaxes After Busy Month of Spacewalks.
ISS Blog: Station Crew Works Earth, Human Research and Preps for Cargo Missions.
ISS Blog: Spacesuits, Exercise, and Cargo Ops Wrap Week Aboard Station.

Meer nieuws uit het ISS.
SpaceQ: What happens to Canadian science in orbit after the International Space Station is decommissioned?
IEEE Spectrum: NASA’s Cargo-Moving Robotic Arm Named 300th IEEE Milestone.

ISS National Lab: ISS National Lab Reaches 1,000-Payload Milestone as CASIS Celebrates 15 Years of Leadership.
ISS National Lab: Advancing Artificial Retinas: Microgravity improves production of artificial retina to restore vision.

Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation – CSS.
Xinhua: Shenzhou-23 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities.
Space Weather: China’s Space Statioin is getting a mini-moon – Xuntian.

Gaganyaan – Nieuws.

Drie video’s:
The Hindu: Gaganyaan Episode 1: Why India’s Human Spaceflight Mission Matters | The Scope.
The Hindu: Gaganyaan Episode 2: Why India Needs Special Rockets | The Scope.
The Hindu: Gaganyaan Episode 3: How ISRO will protect its astronauts | The Scope.

BAS – Bharatiya Antariksh Station.
The Times of India: Living beyond Earth: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla unveils BHEEM concept for setting up habitat on Mars, Moon, other planets.

Naar de Maan (en Mars).

Artemis Accords.
NASA: NASA Welcomes Türkiye as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory.

Artemis II.
Ars Technica: It turns out that Orion’s much-maligned heat shield performed really well.
Collect Space: What do you do after the moon? Astronaut gives clues on Jeopardy!

Artemis III.
NSF: SLS picks up the pace, four vehicles in production.

Filmpje:
NASA: Artemis III: Our Next Step Back to the Moon (het doorgeven van het estafettestokje tussen de AII en AIII bemanningen).
NASA (shorts): Time to dine! The Artemis III crew completes food tasting.

Artemis IV – De eerste maanlanding voor Artemis.
Collect Space: NASA to declare 'America Has Returned' with Moon Base plaque.

Artemis – Maanpakken.
Ars Technica: Wary of Artemis IV timeline, NASA is changing lunar spacesuit design.

Artemis – Moon Base.
GovConWire: NASA Seeks Comments on Draft Space Power & Reactor Capabilities RFP.

Naar de Maan en Mars.
Universe Today: High-Orbit Laser Satellites Could Guide Future Lunar Travelers.
NASA: NASA Awards First Prize in Phase 2 of Agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge.
Universe Today: Gardening the Moon's Cosmic Archives.

China naar de Maan.
SCMP: China’s 2026 moon laser communication speed is slower than Nasa’s in 2013.

Op ontdekking door het zonnestelsel.

De eerste Europese maanauto – MAGPIE.
ESA: ESA’s first lunar rover rolls forward.
ispace: ESA and ispace-EUROPE Mark Official Signing of Europe’s First Lunar Polar Ice Exploration Rover Mission.

Blue Origin bouwt Mars Telecommunications Network voor NASA.
NASA: NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider.
Blue Origin: Blue Origin Selected by NASA to Help Build America's Mars Telecommunications Network.
Space News: NASA selects Blue Origin for Mars communications orbiter.
SpaceCom: Blue Origin wins $700 million contract to build NASA's next Mars orbiter.
GeekWire: Blue Ring for a Red Planet: Blue Origin wins $700M from NASA for Mars Telecommunications Orbiter.

03.09.2026 – BepiColombo arriveert (eindelijk) bij Mercurius.
Gizmodo: BepiColombo Survived a Glitchy 8-Year Trip to Mercury. Now Comes the Hard Part.
SpaceCom: 2 spacecraft headed to Mercury are about to begin their long-awaited arrival for Europe and Japan — watch it live on Sept. 3.
SpaceCom: 2 spacecraft will soon reach Mercury after 8 years in space. Here's what BepiColombo can do.

ESA: Latest updates: BepiColombo's arrival at Mercury.

SpaceCom: 'A new mission starting today': 8 years after launch, BepiColombo begins Mercury arrival.
Ars Technica: After 8 years, Europe’s BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury.

De Standaard: Missie komt aan bij curieus planeetje Mercurius: botste het ooit tegen de aarde?

Filmpjes:
ESA: BepiColombo begins its final approach to Mercury.
ESA: BepiColombo’s Mercury arrival begins (Official ESA broadcast).

Tianwen-3 – Mars Sample Return, de Chinese versie.

Filmpje:
CCTV: China's Tianwen-3 Mars Mission Progressing Smoothly: Chief Scientist.
CCTV: Tianwen-3 to Search for Traces of Life on Mars: Chief Scientist.

Meer nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Mercurius:
Universe Today: New Research Shows How Mercury's Crust Formed by Extreme Volcanism.

Aarde:
ESA: Nepal flash flood imaged by satellites.
China in Space: Space Sector Mobilized to Assist Nepal-Xizang Flooding Rescue Efforts.
NASA: NASA Rocket Takes First Multi-Point Look Inside Radio-Disrupting Clouds.
ECNS: China completes world's largest satellite constellation for 3D mapping - Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co..

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4988-4994: More New Tricks for an Old Dog.
SpaceCom: Scientists discover massive 'thermal anomaly' beneath the surface of Mars.
Ars Technica: Without new landers or rovers, it’s helicopters or bust for NASA’s Mars program.
Space News: NASA and AeroVironment advance work on SkyFall Mars helicopters.
SciTechDaily: NASA Breaks the Sound Barrier With New Mars Helicopter Rotors.
ESA: Separation for Mars (ExoMars).

Jupiter:
Universe Today: ESA JUICE probe targets dark Jovian moon Kallichore in 2031.

Saturnus:
Inside Outer Space: Dragonfly’s Landing Area on Titan Named.

New Horizons:
Inside Outer Space: Petition Calls for Support of Unique New Horizons Measurements.
Universe Today: Is a Sea Change Coming for New Horizons Heliospheric Science?
Science: NASA’s New Horizons mission may shut down two instruments over lack of funding.

Meer ruimtevaartnieuws.

Redding SWIFT stopgezet – LINK gaat de ruimtetelescoop niet kunnen vangen – SWIFT weer aan het werk.
SpaceCom: NASA's doomed Swift space telescope restarts science work after rescue mission fails.
The Space Review: Learning from a satellite servicing mission’s failure.
PhysOrg: Rescue satellite gets close to NASA's doomed telescope, even if it can't save it.

De laatste Europese Cluster-satellieten duiken de atmosfeer in op 31.08 en 01.09.2026
ESA: Final Cluster reentries – Live blog.
ESA: Samba’s fiery farewell recorded.
Een filmpje van Samba’s reentry vind je hier.
The Register: ESA's Cluster quartet prepares for its final Tango.
ESA Video’s:  ROSIE: Cluster's Samba and Tango Re-entry Observation Campaign.
ESA: Cluster’s encore for reentry science a success.
ESA: Tango's reentry recorded. 

Canadese NorthStar mag ESA’s FALCON project leiden - Forecasting of Atmospheric Location and Chronology of Re-entry.
NorthStar: NorthStar leads European Space Agency Consortium Advancing Atmospheric Re-Entry Prediction.
SatNews: NorthStar Selected by European Space Agency to Lead FALCON Reentry Tracking Consortium.

Chinese Lange Mars 6C  (lancering 25.08) creëert debris-wolk.
Space News: Long March 6C rocket stage fragments in orbit, creating cloud of debris.
FOD News: Chinese Long March 6C Upper Stage Fragments Into Hundreds of Pieces in Orbit.

Een nieuwe antenne voor het Deep Space Network in Goldstone.
NASA: New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA’s Deep Space Network.
NASA (foto): Ribbon-Cutting Event for NASA Deep Space Network’s Deep Space Station 23.
NASA (foto): Panorama Showcasing the 34-Meter Antennas of the DSN’s Goldstone Complex.
NASA (foto): NASA Deep Space Network’s New Goldstone Antenna Goes Online.
Zie de nieuwe antenne in actie via deze website: DSN Now.

Met Fermi Explorer naar Proxima Centauri.
Ars Technica: Private group wants to launch “cheapest possible” mission to Alpha Centauri.
Payload: Fermi Explorer Wants to Reach Another Star for $15M.
SpaceCom: Nonprofit wants to launch 80,000-year mission to Alpha Centauri in 2029.
Een website voor Fermi Explorer vind je hier.

Amerikaanse ruimtevaartfirma’s worden gevraagd niet naar Europa te komen.
Politico: White House pushes companies to ditch Macron’s space summit.
NASA Watch: OSTP To U.S. Space Companies: Skip That French Space Summit.
Le Monde: French government says SpaceX and Blue Origin pull out of Paris space summit.
Ars Technica: Trump White House just tossed a grenade into international space relations.

Hoe zit het met de Europese ruimtevaartpolitiek.
ASD-Eurospace: The GALAXY Report.
Het rapport - “Governance, Autonomy and Leadership Analysis in the European Space Industry” -  kan je hier downloaden (PDF).

Payload: Europe’s Space Leaders are Unhappy with the Status Quo.
Politico: Von der Leyen set to deliver major speech on Europe’s space policy.

Space Force / Golden Dome / PWSA.
31.08 – ExecutivGov: GAO Finds DOW Officials Face Barriers to Using Commercial Space Data.
02.09 – Inside Outer Space: White House Report: National Security Strategy Spotlights Space.
03.09 – Space Policy Online: Schiess Takes Charge of U.S. Space Force.
03.09 – Space News: New round of Space Force SBIR projects focus on mission needs.

SES geeft OHB een $1 miljard contract voor IRIS2 MEO constellatie.
OHB: OHB has been awarded a contract worth nearly €1 billion for the development and production of eighteen satellite platforms for the EU’s IRIS² Secure Connectivity Programme.

European Spaceflight: SES Awards OHB €1 billion for IRIS2 MEO Satellites.
Via Satelllite: OHB to Build 18 MEO Satellites for IRIS² in Nearly €1B Award.
EuroNext: Germany's OHB sees further IRIS² orders as Europe bolsters satellite network.

Rassvet - Russische versie Starlink verliest 16 recent gelanceerde satellieten.
Business Insider: All 16 of Russia's latest satellites for its Starlink rival failed to reach their intended orbit.
Ukrainska Pravda: Russian Starlink analogue fails as none of 16 satellites reaches operational orbit.

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