SpaceX, Starlink and low Earth orbit
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A rock and a hard place
On March 16, 1966, command pilot Neil Armstrong and pilot David Scott successfully docked their Gemini VIII spacecraft with the Agena target vehicle, the first-ever linking of two spacecraft together in Earth orbit.
The EDA has awarded a €15.65M contract to a consortium led by Spanish engineering firm Sener to develop the first very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellite.
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Study finds Earth’s orbit distance slightly shifts season length
Earth’s elliptical path around the Sun does more than keep the planet in a stable orbit. Because that path is not a perfect circle, the distance between Earth and the Sun changes throughout the year,
Astronomers have detected an Earth-size planet candidate orbiting a nearby star once a year, making it a promising target for future studies.
A seemingly small planetary neighbor may play a larger role in Earth’s climate than previously thought. Mars is only about half the size of Earth and has roughly one tenth of its mass, making it relatively small compared with many planets.