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orbital

[awr-bi-tl] / ˈɔr bɪ tl /


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Adenot completed three spacewalks while also becoming the first French woman to venture outside the orbital outpost.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Researchers combine the laser measurements with GPS tracking and orbital information from several satellites in low Earth orbit, giving them a wider range of objects to follow.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

The company hopes the project, known as Suncatcher, will someday allow it to build an orbital data center with thousands of interconnected satellites, fueled by the sun’s energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Four new crew members for the International Space Station blasted off Thursday for the orbital laboratory where they will stay for approximately six months.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

If we designed our orbital town to spin, there would be weightlessness only at the center.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins


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