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| description | The Orbital Index was a concise and technical newsletter from [Andrew Cantino](https://twitter.com/tectonic) and [Ben Lachman](https://twitter.com/blach) highlighting developments in space science and exploration, NewSpace startups, and (mostly) related content. We ended weekly publication on Jan 7, 2026 but may continue sporadic posts at <a href="https://orbitalindexextendedmission.substack.com/">Orbital Index: Extended Mission</a>, please subscribe there! |
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We started writing The Orbital Index as a way to share some of the most interesting articles and resources we kept running across while pursuing our personal interests in space and space startups. We ended up sharing a lot of these on a Slack channel we were both part of and eventually ended up collaborating to write the newsletter.
You can find us in a bunch of other places as well:
Twitter: @orbitalindex, @tectonic (Andrew), @blach (Ben)