Erik Laan
@spacerik.bsky.social
Space Industry Professional and Lecturer Space Engineering at the Inholland Space Lab in Delft, NL - regular co-host of the BNR Space Cowboys Podcast
Knappe prestatie van Blue Origin. New Glenn raket landt eerste trap op platform op Atlantische Oceaan. Zeer serieuze competitie voor SpaceX. NG 1st stage is 57.5 mtr vs F9 1st stage van 41 mtr. Maatje groter dus. 2nd stage met 2 Escapade S/C nu coasting.
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Knappe prestatie van Blue Origin. New Glenn raket landt eerste trap op platform op Atlantische Oceaan. Zeer serieuze competitie voor SpaceX. NG 1st stage is 57.5 mtr vs F9 1st stage van 41 mtr. Maatje groter dus. 2nd stage met 2 Escapade S/C nu coasting.
Got a nice present. A truly retro wallbanner on "Kustvaart in de Ruimtezee" from the 60s/70s. This used to be hanging on the walls of Dutch schoolbuildings.
September 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Got a nice present. A truly retro wallbanner on "Kustvaart in de Ruimtezee" from the 60s/70s. This used to be hanging on the walls of Dutch schoolbuildings.
Op 22 januari in de Volkskrant profetisch opgeschreven door @georgevanhal.bsky.social. De Trump-Musk clash raast nu in volle hevigheid. Slachtoffer is de rest van de wereld met wat dictators als lachende derdes. Europa moet in nog hogere versnelling komen voor volledige soevereiniteit.
July 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Op 22 januari in de Volkskrant profetisch opgeschreven door @georgevanhal.bsky.social. De Trump-Musk clash raast nu in volle hevigheid. Slachtoffer is de rest van de wereld met wat dictators als lachende derdes. Europa moet in nog hogere versnelling komen voor volledige soevereiniteit.
Stable genius has a magical new way to send B2s to the other side of the globe, which can drop precision bombs into ventilation shafts, without the help of satellites.
July 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Stable genius has a magical new way to send B2s to the other side of the globe, which can drop precision bombs into ventilation shafts, without the help of satellites.
Enjoying the Paris Air Show, especially the Paris Space Hub. Celebrating ESA's 50th birthday and meeting the French Space Industry. And met @jfoust.bsky.social who told me Starship (without the booster) exploded before fire engine test 😯 in Texas.
June 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Enjoying the Paris Air Show, especially the Paris Space Hub. Celebrating ESA's 50th birthday and meeting the French Space Industry. And met @jfoust.bsky.social who told me Starship (without the booster) exploded before fire engine test 😯 in Texas.
'The Space Race' documentaire is een aanrader. Het vergeten verhaal over de zwarte astronaut Ed Dwight die in de jaren 60 uit het astronautenprogramma werd gewerkt. Op Disney+.
January 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
'The Space Race' documentaire is een aanrader. Het vergeten verhaal over de zwarte astronaut Ed Dwight die in de jaren 60 uit het astronautenprogramma werd gewerkt. Op Disney+.
Now Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have become besties, new concepts are emerging as the worst and the best rockets in the world. Credits for the artwork: Gav Cornwell (on X) and kevin-doesnt'-exist (on Reddit)
January 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Now Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have become besties, new concepts are emerging as the worst and the best rockets in the world. Credits for the artwork: Gav Cornwell (on X) and kevin-doesnt'-exist (on Reddit)
Today was the final lecture of my course on Space Applications & Mission Analysis (SAMA). I provide this course to the Aeronautical & Precision Engineering @ Inholland Delft students enrolled in the Space Engineering Minor (SEM).
January 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Today was the final lecture of my course on Space Applications & Mission Analysis (SAMA). I provide this course to the Aeronautical & Precision Engineering @ Inholland Delft students enrolled in the Space Engineering Minor (SEM).
The Airborne Spectrometer for Tracegas Monitoring & Underflights (ASTU) leeft nog! Dit stukje NL ruimtevaarthistorie is de grootmoeder van GOME, SCIAMACHY, OMI en TROPOMI. Ik heb hier in 1995 mijn Natuurkunde afstudeeronderzoek mee uitgevoerd. Bij het Museon te zien in de Satellietenzaal!
January 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The Airborne Spectrometer for Tracegas Monitoring & Underflights (ASTU) leeft nog! Dit stukje NL ruimtevaarthistorie is de grootmoeder van GOME, SCIAMACHY, OMI en TROPOMI. Ik heb hier in 1995 mijn Natuurkunde afstudeeronderzoek mee uitgevoerd. Bij het Museon te zien in de Satellietenzaal!
Deze kerstvakantie samen met de family, episode 4,5,6,1,2,3,7,8 & 9 gezien van Star Wars
January 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Deze kerstvakantie samen met de family, episode 4,5,6,1,2,3,7,8 & 9 gezien van Star Wars
Space shopping in de Negen Straatjes van Amsterdam
January 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Space shopping in de Negen Straatjes van Amsterdam
Space in Amsterdam: Fabrique de Lumieres, Street art Museum NDSM area en Spiegelgracht
January 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Space in Amsterdam: Fabrique de Lumieres, Street art Museum NDSM area en Spiegelgracht
Verrassende Space zaal in het Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
January 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Verrassende Space zaal in het Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Mooie maan gezien bij de Lumineuze nachten van Kasteel de Haar
December 29, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Mooie maan gezien bij de Lumineuze nachten van Kasteel de Haar
Beautiful Radar image from freshly launched Sentinel 1C (on VEGA-C) of part of the Netherlands
December 12, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Beautiful Radar image from freshly launched Sentinel 1C (on VEGA-C) of part of the Netherlands
Great that VEGA-C is back online. Sentinel-1C successfully delivered to LEO.
December 7, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Great that VEGA-C is back online. Sentinel-1C successfully delivered to LEO.
Great day at the Space Tech Expo in Bremen today. Met so many old and new space friends. Topping the day off with Starship's FT6 launch at 23:00 CET, probably in the lobby of the hostel I am staying at, together with the Inholland Space Engineering Minor students.
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Great day at the Space Tech Expo in Bremen today. Met so many old and new space friends. Topping the day off with Starship's FT6 launch at 23:00 CET, probably in the lobby of the hostel I am staying at, together with the Inholland Space Engineering Minor students.
2 days and counting before 2 astronauts will be visiting Inholland Delft to interact with 4 Moonshots teams. And you can join in this event for free! Register here: www.eventbrite.nl/e/...
September 30, 2024 at 10:39 AM
2 days and counting before 2 astronauts will be visiting Inholland Delft to interact with 4 Moonshots teams. And you can join in this event for free! Register here: www.eventbrite.nl/e/...
New milestone reached in Space: first privately paid Extra Vehicular Activitiy (EVA) executed by Jared Isaacman the Polaris Dawn mission at an altitude of 720 km
September 12, 2024 at 10:58 AM
New milestone reached in Space: first privately paid Extra Vehicular Activitiy (EVA) executed by Jared Isaacman the Polaris Dawn mission at an altitude of 720 km