spacecraft

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The burn took the Orion spacecraft out of Earth orbit as the four astronauts aboard aim to travel the more than 200,000 miles to the Moon.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The average satellite will need about $50,000 worth of semiconductors, while more complex spacecraft will need more than $100,000 worth, Truist’s Stein said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Starship is designed to store and transfer fuel while in space, which could allow spacecraft to travel faster than systems that must carry all their fuel from launch.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, is some 40,000 miles from Earth after blasting off late Wednesday atop a 320-foot-tall SLS rocket.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The Nemean Lion growled and steadied itself on the spacecraft, but its weight was too much.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan