orbit

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The spaceship will actually swing around the Moon without entering its orbit by following a carefully planned trajectory.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

This will involve manually flying the capsule in Earth's orbit to check the steering and lining up the spacecraft for future Moon landings.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

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

One key feature is the ability to refuel in orbit.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Mercury's orbit, for instance, wobbled in a way that disagreed with what Newton predicted, but on the whole, Newton’s theories were tested again and again, and they usually passed.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife