Earth-orbit

Accompanied Stan and the design staff into the Earth-orbit ship and happened to remark that the cockpit looked like a Chinese restaurant.

Tin 2010

As a candidate for Earth-orbit capture, it has the advantages of passing quite close (4.6 Earth radii), and relatively slowly (V-infinity of 5.87 km/s), plus a launch window occurs each April 13th near the close approaches and is thus suitable for a one-year mission.

Asteroid Capture into Earth Orbit Stephen D. Covey 2010

Further, he would cede the moon, its resources and human settlement to China, and leave Russia in control of our future access to Earth-orbit.

Let's Go Back to the Moon and to Mars and Beyond 2010

"Bold endeavors like this advance the chances for success for everyone in the Earth-orbit business."

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 into orbit 2010

Depending on future understanding of several unknowns already mentioned above, access to lunar-derived consumables after leaving Earth-orbit may be necessary to reduce the launch mass of an interplanetary spacecraft to a feasible amount.

Former NAC Chair Jack Schmitt Quits Planetary Society Over New Roadmap - NASA Watch 2008

Nelson said additional testing will be helpful in the development of a much more powerful rocket needed to launch astronauts on missions beyond Earth-orbit.

NASA Watch: Keith Cowing: April 2010 Archives 2010

Further, he would cede the moon, its resources and human settlement to China, and leave Russia in control of our future access to Earth-orbit.

Let's Go Back to the Moon and to Mars and Beyond 2010

Further, he would cede the moon, its resources and human settlement to China, and leave Russia in control of our future access to Earth-orbit.

Let's Go Back to the Moon and to Mars and Beyond 2010

"Bold endeavors like this advance the chances for success for everyone in the Earth-orbit business."

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 into orbit 2010

Ender's Game takes place almost entirely inside a tiny, enclosed, cramped Earth-orbit space station -- and then a tiny, enclosed, cramped asteroid space station.

My Favorite Type Of Science Fiction: Space Opera 2007