orbit

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Touted for years by Musk as the key to taking humans to Mars, SpaceX is now looking to show that Starship can work, including by lofting the company’s own satellites into orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The daily, live video podcast is now a favorite stop for the power players at the center of the tech orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Voyager 2 needed more than nine and a half years just to fly past the planet, without attempting to enter orbit.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

SpaceX has raised about $12 billion in total, enough to build its Starlink broadband business, with more than 10,000 satellites in orbit.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

All around her, dozens of honeybees whirled like tiny moons in orbit, anchored only by her gravity.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby