orbiter
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Two senators earmarked $85 million for the move to Houston—but safely shipping an 86-ton shuttle orbiter cross-country could prove a herculean feat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Neither Uranus nor Neptune has ever hosted an orbiter or long-term mission, making them the only planets in the solar system that have not been closely examined over time.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
“The Mars rover and orbiter data is fully available to the public,” Valentinas said.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2025
October’s supermoon will be slightly closer than September’s, according to Noah Petro, a lunar reconnaissance orbiter project scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2024
October 12, 1964: Voskhod 1, a modified Vostok orbiter with a three-person crew, is launched.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
