orbital

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Another launch facing delays is the first orbital trip of Starship, SpaceX’s massive reusable rocket.

From New York Times

The company was set for its highest-profile mission yet, with the January 2023 flight that would have been the first orbital launch to take off from British soil.

From Seattle Times

Sometimes several planets can be on the same side of the sun as Earth but not align due to their orbital positions.

From Seattle Times

Four other crew members are currently on the orbital station - two more from NASA, a third Russian and a Japanese astronaut, who all arrived in October on the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.

From Reuters

This very short orbital period means LHS 475 b is extremely close to its star, and a few hundred degrees hotter than Earth as a consequence.

From BBC