How an American first flew into orbit
(ORDO NEWS) -- On February 20, 1962, the first manned orbital flight took place in…
India launches three satellites into orbit
(ORDO NEWS) -- India launched three satellites on its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle in its…
Starlink disaster – 40 out of 49 satellites did not reach a given orbit
(ORDO NEWS) -- SpaceX reported that 40 out of 49 Starlink satellites did not reach…
NASA scientists are at a loss SpaceX intends to increase the number of satellites in orbit to 30 thousand
(ORDO NEWS) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has raised concerns about SpaceX's…
Satellites in low orbit called the main “threat to astronomy”
(ORDO NEWS) -- Constellations of satellites in low Earth orbit, including SpaceX Starlink and Amazon…
Could the moon ever be pushed from orbit, like in ‘Moonfall’
(ORDO NEWS) -- The moon has been Earth's close companion for billions of years, and…
Astronomer proposes changing the Earth’s orbit to lower the global temperature on the planet
(ORDO NEWS) -- Sohrab Rahwar, an Iranian astronomer and professor of physics at the Sharif…
European satellite Sentinel-1B has problems in orbit
(ORDO NEWS) -- One of the most powerful Earth observation satellites in orbit is having…
A new exoplanet is discovered in a very elongated orbit
(ORDO NEWS) -- An international research team has discovered a sub-Neptune-class exoplanet that orbits a…
Elon Musk said that SpaceX launches satellites with lasers into orbit
(ORDO NEWS) -- SpaceX founder Elon Musk has revealed that recently launched satellites have "lasers".…
China builds a hypersonic vehicle that can “park” in orbit
(ORDO NEWS) -- This aircraft can remain in space for a long period of time.…
NASA’s newest X-ray telescope goes into orbit
(ORDO NEWS) -- NASA's newest X-ray telescope goes into orbit NASA's newest X-ray observatory was…