orbital

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At main engine cutoff, when the RS-25 engines shut down, the spacecraft was traveling at more than 18,000 miles per hour and reached its intended orbital insertion point with high precision.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

The startup is continuing to develop and test its underlying technology, with plans to conduct an initial orbital demonstration in 2028.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Numerous technical and cost hurdles have made it challenging to develop orbital solar-power systems to compete with or complement traditional energy sources.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

What’s Next: While AST SpaceMobile currently has six satellites in orbit, it is targeting approximately 45 orbital satellites by the end of 2026 to offer a commercial service in northern latitudes.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Ironically, though, while Newton was distracted from following up his ideas about gravity, in 1674 Hooke had struck to the heart of the problem of orbital motion.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin