orbit

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Even Apollo astronauts didn't see the Orientale basin completely because of their orbit and illumination conditions.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

As tens of thousands of satellites are launched into orbit over the next several years, operators will need to buy a lot of semiconductors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 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

How would men react to the weightlessness they would experience in orbit?

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin