From their previous remarks it was clear that the asteroids, those fragments of an exploded and once populated world, orbiting out beyond Mars, would be for them.
The doors of the passenger compartments had opened; likewise the blastoff drums had been ejected automatically, and were orbiting free.
They plopped where they were, and tried to rest until the orbiting cluster of rings emerged from Earth's shadow into blazing sunshine, again.
In some future year when a cruising space vehicle communicates with another space vehicle or its orbiting station, it may use a beam of light instead of conventional radio.
In the years immediately ahead, the orbiting observatory or the manned satellite will uncover crucial information about the nature of the universe.
He tested its security with habitual care, pulled himself along until he reached the companion ship, yanked the bolt loose and fired again, and so on from hull to slowlyorbiting hull, until he reached the Pioneer.
It even provided speeches and music when the colonists embarked for the orbiting fleet.
She glanced up for a moment at the plasmoid station in the screen, seeming to turn slowly as they went orbiting by it.
We are, as it happens, on the Griffin, which is Belchik Pluly's outsize yacht, and which is orbiting Manon at present.
There are five orbiting off the planet: Ex-RMNS Paladin, and Dunnan ships Starhopper, Banshee, Reliable and Exporter.
Two ships which had beenorbiting the planet also changed course and started out.
He noted that the planet Venus progresses through phases similar to those of the moon orbiting the earth and that it was very large with a crescent shape or very small with a round shape.
Experiments are also included for studying the effects of the unique environment of the Earth-orbiting satellite and removal from the Earth's rotation in relation to biological rhythms of plants and animals.
For space research such a diet can be used on prolonged manned space flights, animal experiments in space, manned orbiting laboratories, and space and planetary stations.
Unless the biological satellite programs of the type mentioned above are successful in providing the necessary data, a manned orbiting laboratory may also be important in studies of shorter range.
The results of animal studies such as these will be of great value in arriving at a decisive judgment concerning the need for artificial gravity in a manned orbiting space station, or other vehicles designed for long-term occupancy.
Biological experimentation has been carried out in orbiting spacecraft by Soviet and American scientists preparatory to manned space flight.
These orbiting recoverable biosatellites will provide opportunities for critical testing of major biological hypotheses in the areas of genetics, evolution, and physiology.
NASA should support studies in ground-based and in orbiting laboratories [biosatellites] on the biological effects of gravity fields both above and below normal.
The only way that worldwide synoptic surveys can be made is by using orbiting platforms.
Weightlessness in an Earth-orbiting satellite occurs when the continuous acceleration of Earth's gravity is exactly counterbalanced by the continuous radial acceleration of the satellite.
Callisto and itsorbiting colonies were wide open, but Reen Narval was too much for them.
A man of many talents, Narval had migrated to Planet Pluto from an independent colony orbiting Callisto.
The excessive transmission and portage time was especially irritating in communications, shipment of priority cargo, and human travel across distances from bodies orbiting along on opposite sides of the Sun.
Discussions among the primary conferees were, at times, suspended for caucuses of Heads of States orbiting a central planet with their advisors.
Even the orbiting agri-colonies and Moon bases hadn't been spared.
Long ago, when my heart was younger, the being that became my flesh gave birth also to many orbiting spheres.
The Cluster Queen was drawing up to the last orbiting crate.
He might have time to collect all the orbiting cargo before he got dangerously close to spillthrough.
If the appearance of our observer units and manned craft caused too violent reactions on the planet, the explorers would withdraw to their orbiting space vehicle and either wait for a lull or else start the long trip back home.
Even if the Nazi scheme for destruction proved just a dream, an orbiting space base could be used for other purposes.
They also began to rush space-exploration plans--the orbiting satellite idea.
As quickly as possible, we would establish an orbiting space base--out of range of Martian rockets--and try to find how far they had advanced with atomic bombs.
The key to Legion's dilemma, and to Foster's forgotten past, is in a row of metal cylinders aboard a spaceship that has been orbiting Earth for thousands of years.
The ship swung down into the cloud layer; floating wisps of gray vapor streamed past the orbiting Cavour.
His orbiting fleet, as well as the landing craft, stood emptied of life.
Still orbiting around this first colonial world, outside the old solar system and linked to the history of Earth, was the star ship, kept always in careful order.
His mind still slightly blurred, he came down in a tender from the orbiting star ship, after others had landed.
If television proves ancient automobiles are orbiting the world, Americans are caught in obvious attempt to ridicule our efforts to probe mysteries of space.
Russian astronomers ordered to seek other strange orbiting devices reported: "We've observed cars for weeks.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "orbiting" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
