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."
Mercenaries and Corporate Entanglements
"standard orbit, helm." commander raiselle ordered, the sharp tone of his voice setting tyr's teeth on edge. "sensors, full scan."
Fortissimo
Meanwhile, lumina allowed her consciousness to branch out toward one of the distant unmanned probes still orbiting earth.
Know Your Enemy
About the size of new york city, the orbiting station's span was completely mindboggling to keith, its configuration reminding him vaguely of a spinning top toy. just how could such a sizable construction even exist in orbit around a planet?
Teilhaber – CAW Universe - Book One - Chapter One - Just Another Day
All member species except the humans have trade worlds with colonies on worlds or moons with trade stations orbiting them. the humans have or are in the process of building small trade stations in orbit around the other trade colonies.
Elite Destruction
Standing in the middle of the forest of spires was the orbital lift that was the primary target for the general.
Extreme Measures
At o-five hundred i awoke, looking out the porthole and noticing we are up in orbit, at the orbital station.
To Walk the Rainbow: Chapter 5
Odst, orbital drop shock troops, the next progression of the special forces. with the development of the orbital rings, space became a new class of terrain. orbital insertions made deployments faster, from days down to minutes.
In Service to her Owner
The planet they were orbiting, and the one that had produced the signal, belonged to a neutral system in the dragon-horse war.
They Reign - 3
There is a radio communications device visible on the probe you may use to speak directly to us in orbit! i repeat, if you can hear this voice, please approach the probe!"
Chapter 7: The Unsung Ronin
The orbital elevators were so backed up that the taft council temporarily lifted all carbon taxes on conventional orbital travel, just so life for earthlings was able to proceed as normal.
Favors of the First Ones - Chapter 1
It was like orbiting the planet at high speed in outer space while simply sitting in a chair.