orbited
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Back in 1968, Apollo 8 orbited the Moon 10 times without landing.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
Among the many faulty narratives that orbited out of the government, one asked us to consider the mental anguish suffered by these dispatched officers.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026
He added that as the galaxies orbited one another and moved toward the superheated gas cloud surrounding the Virgo cluster, which reaches temperatures about 200 times hotter than the Sun's surface, they experienced "ram pressure."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2025
The Sentinel-1 satellites that Peter uses orbited over Halley Bay, taking pictures of the ice sheet.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
Few supported these efforts to put a woman in space, but after American John Glenn orbited the Earth, the Soviets feared the United States was catching up or even surpassing them in the Space Race.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
