After losing contact with CAPSTONE, NASA has its satellite back on the radar
NASANASA has successfully reestablished contact with CAPSTONE, the small satellite it launched into space to explore a unique orbit around the Moon. …
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NASA reestablishes communications with its wayward CAPSTONE satellite
It's been a wild few days for NASA's CAPSTONE mission. Following the lunar satellite's successful launch from Rocket Lab's site on New Zealand's Mahia…
NASA’s CAPSTONE satellite has gone dark
NASA has lost contact with CAPSTONE, a tiny satellite that left Earth's orbit on July 4th. CAPSTONE is a cubesat weighing just 55 pounds, and it's headed for…
NASA’s Capstone Satellite Breaks From Earth’s Orbit, Heads Towards Moon Ahead of Upcoming…
A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth on Monday and is headed toward the moon, the latest step in…
NASA’s Capstone Satellite Heads Towards Moon Ahead of Artemis Program
A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth on Monday and is headed toward the moon, the latest step in…
NASA’s CAPSTONE satellite breaks from Earth’s orbit and heads toward the Moon
grand plan to take humans back to the Moon for the first time in over half a century has taken another step forward. The 55-pound (Cislunar Autonomous…
NASA’s CAPSTONE will take 4 months to reach the Moon, and you can virtually tag along
An image of the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, launching aboard Rocket Lab's…
NASA takes a step towards putting humans back to the Moon with CAPSTONE launch
Rocket Lab has successfully launched NASA's 55-pound CAPSTONE cubesat that will eventually orbit the moon if all goes to plan. It's a small but important…
The Capstone Launch Will Kick Off NASA’s Artemis Moon Program
A toaster-sized probe will soon scope out a special orbit around the moon, the path planned for NASA’s Lunar Gateway space station. The Gateway, to be rolled…