orbital
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They expect 3,543 launches of the 400-foot rocket in 2031, with about nine in 10 for the purpose of Musk’s proposed orbital data centers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
In December 2015, SpaceX landed a reusable Falcon 9 rocket from an orbital flight for the first time, followed by Blue Origin's New Glenn in November 2025.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
They are also linked by an unusual orbital arrangement called a 5:3 mean-motion resonance.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 27, 2026
Son suggested that it could take years, perhaps a decade or more, to figure out how to address the challenges of orbital data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
A well-executed suborbital flight would buy the United States a little breathing room; but orbital flight—the end game of Project Mercury— was infinitely more complex.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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