orbit

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Artemis III, in Earth’s orbit, aims to test docking procedures with SpaceX’s and Blue Origin’s lunar landers next year, and Artemis IV, slated for 2028, hopes to put boots on the dusty lunar surface.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

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

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

A new study suggests that aging stars may be wiping out the giant planets that orbit closest to them.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

On June 14, the three women watched as Valery Bykovsky was launched into orbit in Vostok 5 at 2:59 PM Moscow time.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson