orbit
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What’s more, SpaceX plans to put AI data centers in orbit, benefiting from free power from the sun.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Starlink is SpaceX’s space-based broadband product, using more than 11,000 satellites in low Earth orbit, according to multiple published reports.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
The company, founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, attempted to place a satellite from AST SpaceMobile using its New Glenn rocket but was unable to get it as far into orbit as intended.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Since New Glenn did not drop the satellite as far into orbit as it needed to go, it will be unusable.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Even so, it took them nine years to reach Uranus and a dozen to cross the orbit of Pluto.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing orbit
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