orbital

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In 2025, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 165 times, accounting for over half of global orbital launches.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Analysts say SpaceX’s orbital data center and chip-making plans could easily cost trillions of dollars to pull off.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Extremely risky orbital reconstruction surgery was a possibility, along with a donor nerve, or a full donor eye.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Aetherflux, a space startup developing orbital data centers, is raising a new funding round at a $2 billion valuation, according to people familiar with the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

A well-executed suborbital flight would buy the United States a little breathing room; but orbital flight—the end game of Project Mercury— was infinitely more complex.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly