... orbit extends from just inside Earth's orbit to the main asteroid belt between Mars ... to the plane of the Earth's orbit than any known Earth-orbit-crossing asteroid ...
... There are now more than 150 asteroids known that come nearer to the Sun than the outermost point of Earth's orbit. ... to 6-mile) class, 15 of them in short-period orbits that pass inside Earth's orbit, and an unknown number of long-period comets ...
... Atlantis took Magellan into low Earthorbit, where it was released from the shuttle ... Magellan and its Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster rocket, into low Earthorbit ...
... Because the Moon's orbit around Earth is an ellipse, not a circle, the Moon's distance from Earth varies. ... Earth's orbit around the Sun is also an ellipse, and during January, Earth is at its closest point to the Sun. ...
... Sixteen asteroids have a diameter of 240 km or greater. They have been found inside Earth's orbit to beyond Saturn's orbit. ... Some have orbits that cross Earth's path and some have even hit the Earth in times past. ...
... CSM/LM tests in low and high Earthorbits - for the simple reason that development ... By March 1969, a LM was finally ready for a manned test flight in Earthorbit. ... to fly Apollo 8 when that mission was slated as a LM test in low Earthorbit ...
... Space probe is now in a decayed earth-moon orbit. ... Mars 1960A - USSR Mars Probe - (October 10, 1960) Failed to reach Earthorbit. ... Mars 1960B - USSR Mars Probe - (October 14, 1960) Failed to reach Earthorbit. ...
... fired to accelerate the spacecraft out of Earthorbit toward the planet Venus ... spacecraft's radio link to Earth and the probe-to-orbiter radio link are also used ...
... 1989 - 1994) Magellan was released into Earth's orbit from a space shuttle and then ... Space probe is now in a decayed earth-moon orbit. ... Mars 1960A - USSR Mars Probe - (October 10, 1960) Failed to reach Earthorbit. ...