And yes, maybe some of them do lose their orientation completely.

Less than a minute later, the spacecraft lost its orientation because of a software problem and began tumbling.

They would have lost their orientation but for the support cable which attached to the ground in the center of Hyperion.

The head moved away, apparently losing its orientation in the silence.

In the complete darkness he had lost his orientation.

He was in complete darkness, lost his orientation, and could not find the exit.

But it was dark and in his terror he had lost his orientation.

Each time that shifted, as it did when they changed an anchor, the predator lost its orientation and had to begin again.

This can cause spacecraft to lose their orientation, which is critical if ground controllers are to maintain control.

For a few minutes I lost my orientation and struggled to get it back.