orbital
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A California-based startup called Reflect Orbital says that reflecting sunshine on places during times of darkness could charge up solar panels, grow crops and replace urban lighting.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Orbital space colonies, such as the ones envisioned by Gerard O’Neill, the Princeton professor who wrote The High Frontier and inspired Jeff Bezos to get into the aerospace business, never have a catastrophic failure.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025
Orbital Axis: An imaginary line defining the orientation of a planet's orbit around its star.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025
Orbital data centers would allow companies to harness the power of the sun to operate them, advocates say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Orbital flights—which sent the astronaut on one or more ninety-minute circuits around the globe, passing out of visual and radio contact with Mission Control, flying over unfriendly territory—upped the ante by a factor.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Chemistry - High School
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