Orbital dynamics show that President Trump’s pledge to land astronauts on Mars couldn’t happen until 2029 at the earliest.

Visualization of the Sun-Earth Lagrange points. Orbital mechanics is a fun subject, as it involves a lot of seemingly empty space that’s nevertheless full of very real forces, all of which must ...

Orbital dynamics is a crucial field of study that focuses on the motion of space objects, including satellites and debris, under the influence of gravitational forces and other perturbations.

The ISS's orbit is slowly decaying. While it might seem a permanent fixture in the sky, the orbiting space laboratory is only about 400 km above the planet. There might not be a lot of atmosphere at ...

Orbital Outpost X Appoints Dr. Alicia Kavelaars As New Chief Technology Officer To Drive Innovation In AI-Powered Space ...

Alicia's background in attitude control systems, orbital dynamics, spacecraft systems engineering, and mission control software systems has heavily influenced her approach to the development of ...