It all comes down to the International Space Station's orbital velocity, its height above the ground, and the rate at which it is falling under gravity. The science and mathematics behind what ...

For the first time since its founding, nearly a quarter of a century ago, Blue Origin had reached orbit. The long-awaited debut launch of the New Glenn rocket, a super-heavy lift vehicle developed ...

The new plan highlighted SpaceX’s ambitions as it assumed the rocket would reach orbital velocity. SpaceX planned for the first re-light of one of Starship’s Raptor engines as well as a ...

The second stage shut down as planned nearly 13 minutes after liftoff, having achieved orbital velocity. Blue Origin emphasized that achieving orbit was the primary objective for this mission ...

Spheres ranging from 1 mm to 19 mm with impact velocities up to 10 km/sec are used to simulate orbital debris threats to spacecraft structures. Typical projectiles for lower velocity impacts below 3 ...

After nearly 10 minutes of sustained burn, the upper stage reached orbital velocity, officially making Blue Origin the latest member of the exclusive club of private companies capable of achieving ...

Isro said on Sunday that the satellite’s systems 'are healthy' and that the satellite is in an elliptical orbit around Earth.