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BBC6Music 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot<p>🇺🇦 <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NowPlaying</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BBC6Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC6Music</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ChrisHawkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChrisHawkins</span></a></p><p>Orbital &amp; Tilda Swinton:<br> 🎵 Deepest</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orbital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TildaSwinton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TildaSwinton</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://dazisaac.bandcamp.com/track/orbital-tilda-swinton-deepest-remix" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dazisaac.bandcamp.com/track/or</span><span class="invisible">bital-tilda-swinton-deepest-remix</span></a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7sII5LhqIqXYfrOFa0ndVF" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/track/7sII5Lh</span><span class="invisible">qIqXYfrOFa0ndVF</span></a></p>
Dom Tyer<p>Mixes of a Lost World - Four Tet, Orbital, Chino Moreno remix The Cure</p><p><a href="https://www.spin.com/2025/04/the-cure-songs-of-a-lost-world-remix" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">spin.com/2025/04/the-cure-song</span><span class="invisible">s-of-a-lost-world-remix</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TheCure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheCure</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FourTet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourTet</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orbital</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Deftones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deftones</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChinoMoreno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChinoMoreno</span></a></p>
JT Leskinen<p>Luin eilen loppuun viidennen osan Stormlight Archive -sarjasta ja luulen, että mun ei tartte lukea fantasiaa ainakaan kahdeksaan vuoteen. Sarja alkoi kivasti, eteni kohtuullisesti ja päättyi ilmoitukseen viidestä lisäkirjasta.</p><p>Siirrytäänpä Samantha Harveyn Orbitalin kimppuun. Jos ei muuta, niin on kevyempi ainakin ranteille Sandersoneihin verrattuna. </p><p><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/KirjaMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KirjaMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/brandonSanderson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brandonSanderson</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/stormlightArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stormlightArchive</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/SamanthaHarvey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SamanthaHarvey</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orbital</span></a></p>
GameSense.co<p>Join us for our weekly open thread! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ORBITAL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ORBITAL</span></a> <a href="https://gamesense.co/game/orbital/news/discuss/wrup-david-lynch-had-an-orbital-cannon-named-tiny-benjamin-edition/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gamesense.co/game/orbital/news</span><span class="invisible">/discuss/wrup-david-lynch-had-an-orbital-cannon-named-tiny-benjamin-edition/</span></a></p>
BBC6Music 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot<p>🇺🇦 <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NowPlaying</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BBC6Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC6Music</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/6Musics90sForever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>6Musics90sForever</span></a></p><p>Orbital:<br> 🎵 Chime</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orbital</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://freddypimms.bandcamp.com/track/orbital-chime-pimms-bmore-remix" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">freddypimms.bandcamp.com/track</span><span class="invisible">/orbital-chime-pimms-bmore-remix</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p>A researcher at a Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 university has created technology which will pave the way for <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orbital</span></a> 🌌 factories which can <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/3Dprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3Dprint</span></a> components on demand in <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ZeroGravity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZeroGravity</span></a> <a href="https://www.scotsman.com/news/the-scottish-academic-who-travels-on-vomit-comet-shuttle-to-create-a-3d-printing-factory-in-space-4941419" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scotsman.com/news/the-scottish</span><span class="invisible">-academic-who-travels-on-vomit-comet-shuttle-to-create-a-3d-printing-factory-in-space-4941419</span></a></p><p>Embedded <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/3Dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3Dprinting</span></a> can "solve the challenge of <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/gravity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gravity</span></a>-induced deformation" of printed structures <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-55972-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41467-025</span><span class="invisible">-55972-1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/InSpaceManufacturing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InSpaceManufacturing</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceIndustry</span></a></p>
Poobah Says<p>From the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orbital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fondling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fondling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bay</span></a> the Poobah says: “If <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Yuri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yuri</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gagarin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gagarin</span></a> was the first man in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a>, I’ll be the first to plant my flag in your ______.”</p><p>Some explore the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stars</span></a>. Others explore <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/orifices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orifices</span></a>. Only the brave do both.</p><p>Complete the blank, you cosmic deviant. Bonus points for accuracy, originality, and orbital innuendo.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YuriGagarin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YuriGagarin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QOTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QuoteOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuoteOfTheDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoobahSays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoobahSays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SaturdayVibes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaturdayVibes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MemeCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MemeCoin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Memes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThePoobah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoobah</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SacredNonsense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SacredNonsense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SurrealHumour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SurrealHumour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CryptoCult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoCult</span></a> $POOBAH</p>
Ellie!<p>As great as Orbital are, giving their first two albums the same name is a pain in the arse for tagging. 😆 </p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orbital</span></a></p>
Peter Cohen<p>TIMELINE CLEANSE</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orbital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tildaswinton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tildaswinton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techno</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meditate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meditate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/relax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>relax</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q52U_XhnzRA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=q52U_XhnzRA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
909originals<p>Orbital have unveiled a new single, Deepest, featuring Tilda Swinton, a reimagining of the duo's 1989 track Deeper, ahead of the reissue of their seminal Brown Album in May. <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orbital</span></a></p><p><a href="https://909originals.com/?p=48096" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">909originals.com/?p=48096</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️<p>Couple of hours now till (virtual) <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orbital</span></a> gig...</p><p>Fiver on lounge.tv very civilised</p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a></p>
DigitalDruid<p>That’s the street up 🔊🟫⭕️</p><p>Orbital - Orbital 2/ The Brown Album - 1993 (2015 re-release).</p><p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/Vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vinyl</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/VinylCollection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VinylCollection</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/90sMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>90sMusic</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/Orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orbital</span></a> </p><p>Due for another re-release in a few weeks I believe, how I’ll smuggle that onto the estate without Mrs DD getting a wiff is a plan that needs some consideration 😬</p>
Strypey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eliitin-some.fi/@henrik" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>henrik</span></a></span> <br>&gt; Orbital is back!</p><p>Thanks for the heads up! Now <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/listening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>listening</span></a> to Deepest by Orbital, with a vocal by Tilda Swinton;</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q52U_XhnzRA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=q52U_XhnzR</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a></p><p>Very relaxed ; )</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/Orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orbital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/TildaSwinton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TildaSwinton</span></a></p>
:rss: Hacker News<p>Space Debris: Is It a Crisis?<br><a href="https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Deb</span><span class="invisible">ris</span></a><br><a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/ycombinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ycombinator</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/debris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debris</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orbital</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/objects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>objects</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/conjunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conjunction</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/esoc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>esoc</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/prediction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prediction</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/ssa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ssa</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/sst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sst</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/avoidance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avoidance</span></a></p>
Tim Foster<p>They did indeed play "Belfast", and it was very good.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orbital</span></a></p>
Tim Foster<p>We're going to see Orbital this evening and am very much looking forward to it. I wonder will they play "Belfast" ? </p><p>🔦😎 🔦<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orbital</span></a></p>
Unofficial PetaPixel Bot<p>The Footage From This Failed Rocket Launch is Spellbinding <a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/03/31/the-footage-from-this-failed-rocket-launch-is-spellbinding-isar-aerospace/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petapixel.com/2025/03/31/the-f</span><span class="invisible">ootage-from-this-failed-rocket-launch-is-spellbinding-isar-aerospace/</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/rocketlaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rocketlaunch</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orbital</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arctic</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>norway</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rocket</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/crash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crash</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
DeFrisselle ☑️<p>Rocket carrying European orbital vehicle crashes after launch </p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-03-rocket-european-orbital-vehicle.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-03-rocket-e</span><span class="invisible">uropean-orbital-vehicle.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rocket</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orbital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Launch</span></a></p>
SbinNeuland<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarCitizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarCitizen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Orbital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orbital</span></a> Assault</p>
GEORGE L THOMAS<p><strong>Book Review: Orbital by Samantha Harvey</strong></p><p>Hi everyone! I <a href="https://georgelthomas.com/2020/02/25/hope-in-possibility/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hope</a> you’re all well. Today is Friday, and it’s time for another <a href="https://georgelthomas.com/category/book-reviews/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">review</a>. Today, I’m sharing my thoughts on Samantha Harvey’s Orbital.</p> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Orbital-Awe-inspiring-Porter-Samantha-Harvey-ebook/dp/B0BVHFPCLW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a> <p>Orbital was published in 2023 by Jonathan Cape (UK) and is 137 pages long.</p><p><strong>The Plot</strong><br>The book is about six astronauts and cosmonauts living on the International Space Station. We follow them through twenty-four hours as they perform their duties. While orbiting the Earth, they explore their thoughts and feelings about <a href="https://georgelthomas.com/tag/earth/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Earth</a>, humanity, and life.</p><p><strong>Characters</strong><br>Roman<br>A Russian cosmonaut.</p><p>Anton<br>A Russian cosmonaut</p><p>Pietro<br>An Italian astronaut</p><p>Shaun<br>An American astronaut.</p><p>Nell<br>A British astronaut.</p><p>There’s not much more I can say about the characters without giving away their stories, so I won’t.</p><p><strong>Writing Style</strong><br>The writing style in Orbital is slow and descriptive, with Harvey offering a lot of detailed imagery of the Earth as the space station goes by. The imagery is rather beautiful.</p><p>That said, I don’t think I ‘get’ the book or even if one is supposed to get it. Its plot is pretty much absent, with the story being solely about the routine and repetitiveness of life aboard for the astronauts and cosmonauts.</p><p>The sentences and overall structure of the book are quite beautifully put together, and there’s a gentle, languidness to the story as a whole, which might be great for readers who want to wind down and not focus too hard or delve too deeply into a story, but I at least like something to happen.</p><p>Honestly, I almost stopped reading a couple of times, but a little part of my brain kept telling me something big was bound to happen soon. But alas, it didn’t.</p><p>On a positive note, I did enjoy the dynamic of the crew. Each character is different and <a href="https://georgelthomas.com/2017/07/05/making-characters-believable/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">believable</a> enough to pull you through the book—but only just—and I liked reading their little bits of backstory.</p><p>Unfortunately, the rest of the book was just ‘meh’, and I felt a bit deflated by the end of it.</p><p><strong>Final Thoughts</strong><br>If you want science fiction, this likely isn’t the book you’re looking for. I’d say it reads more like a slice-of-life piece with a science bent.</p><p>I am giving Orbital a 3/10.</p><p>Have you read Orbital? Are you a fan? Let me know.</p><p>Thank you, as ever, for stopping by to read my review.</p><p>Until next time,</p><p>George</p><p><strong>© 2025 GLT</strong></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="http://georgelthomas.com/tag/astronaut/" target="_blank">#Astronaut</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="http://georgelthomas.com/tag/book-review/" target="_blank">#bookReview</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="http://georgelthomas.com/tag/orbit/" target="_blank">#Orbit</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="http://georgelthomas.com/tag/orbital/" target="_blank">#Orbital</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="http://georgelthomas.com/tag/review/" target="_blank">#review</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="http://georgelthomas.com/tag/science/" target="_blank">#science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="http://georgelthomas.com/tag/space/" target="_blank">#space</a></p>