“The engine would be in orbit, producing a beam of photons. The spacecraft would not have to carry that mass along.”
Henry Harris
“Man is the best computer we can put aboard a spacecraft, and the only one that can be mass produced with unskilled labor”
Werner von Braun
“Ask ten engineers for the best orbit for a particular spacecraft and you'll get ten different ideas.”
Dario Izzo
“More often than not, we see cars orbiting the parking lot.”
Bill Phillips
“Indeed, the asteroid's orbit is particularly attractive for spacecraft rendezvous, and the extraordinary close encounter in April 2029 provides a unique opportunity to investigate a number of scientific NEO issues.”
Mary Cleave
“First we have to get it into orbit, which is not an easy task.”
Doug McCuistion
“The satellite did not go into orbit because of a dysfunction in the final stage.”
Vyacheslav Davidenko
