Spiral Nebula - Prologue
Move us close to the planet, enough for the gravity to affect their projectiles but far enough to stay in orbit." "uh," stuttered the amphibian. "right."
Chapter 4: Beguile at Farpoint
Funny name for an orbital docking platform, but it was apt all the same. the beanstalk connected the orbital docks with the surface of farpoint by space elevator.
Crucible, Part 9
We have no signals right now from direct and nothing on the last orbital round. over."
Oh man, I am really lost
Jack explained to george that once they get to lunar orbit they can see the earth. the astronauts did live tv shows, during the shows jack had on his nasa uniform. the day came for getting the endeavor to lunar orbit.
Traxus:Unsung
From the outside it's a hardened shell of orbital defense cannons. cannons more powerful than those stationed in earth's orbit. large chandelier rail guns visible from his home town.
Rat Kiss
Kale enjoyed the sight like he had from space, though in orbit he could see them every 45 minutes. down here it was every 14 hours, and during the freezing cold.
Chapter 8: Epilogue
Nestled deep in the debris field, orbited by large bit of junk acting as effective camouflage was an emaciated ship. mostly intact, she was missing one of her engine nacelles.
Once, twice and again!
"gotta trust orbital, elvis." it wasn't anything she could argue, anyway. as they climbed towards their staging point, she reviewed the newest images.
Crucible, Part 15
“we should have orbital imagery, now, too. right? spare me. i want a report as soon as we can guess how bad the damage was."
The Beloved Pet Ch6
For longer trips he uses a much larger ship, which is parked in orbit and has sleeping quarters. the deck below was the engine room.
The adventures of Lisa the vixen. The begining
We can be back in our normal high orbit in five hours." stevenson smiled. "all right, make preparations to move the ship to high earth orbit. i wonder what's going on at earth at the moment now."
Shared Experience
Bring us into a circular orbit at five hundred kilometers altitude." "that isn't what i meant, sir. i mean..." "ensign srivastava is on the controls, lieutenant. now, take us into orbit."