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Harvey’s win comes in the immediate wake of the terrible floods in Spain. The Booker press release describes Orbital as “a book about a wounded world” and cites its win in “a year of ...

On November 12th the Booker came home. Samantha Harvey was the only British author on the shortlist, and she won for her 136-page gem, “Orbital” (only one other winning novel has been shorter: ...

Samantha Harvey is the first woman to win the award since 2019 British author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize award with her novel Orbital, the first book set in space to win the prize.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX may attempt an orbital refueling test using two Starships in March 2025. In-orbit refueling is crucial for deep space missions to the Moon and Mars. It allows refueling ...

Credit: Gilmour Space/Zaid Dillon WASHINGTON — Australian launch vehicle startup Gilmour Space has received a license for its first orbital launch, which could take place before the end of the year.

Related: Pollution from rocket launches and burning satellites could cause the next environmental emergency These impacts are becoming more of a concern as the orbital population grows ...

After seven test flights, Boeing is finally starting to open up about its elusive military spaceplane. The company released a video detailing the experimental maneuvers currently being carried out ...

Gilmour Space Technologies has been granted a permit to launch its 25-metre orbital rocket from Bowen in Queensland. The Gold Coast-based space company had initially planned to lift off in March ...

The orbital demonstration is a major step for Starship, and a crucial part of SpaceX’s capability of delivering NASA’s Artemis mission to the Moon. SpaceX is under a $53.2 million contract ...

The Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex has been in the making for the past five years and has drawn significant opposition from environmental groups and some local residents, with a number of ...