Rocket Lab Launches NASA’s CAPSTONE Mission to the Moon
A cubesat the size of microwave oven launched to space on June 28 from New Zealand by commercial company Rocket Lab and their Electron rocket….
NASA CAPSTONE News
NASA CAPSTONE Launches Successfully – Will Test New Lunar Orbit for Artemis Moon Missions
Today (June 28, 2022) Rocket Lab launched a CubeSat on a historic pathfinding mission to the moon to support NASA’s Artemis program. NASA’s CAPSTONE, a…
NASA’s CAPSTONE Launch to Moon Delayed – Spacecraft Will Be First To Fly Unique Lunar Orbit
NASA, Rocket Lab, and Advanced Space are standing down from the June 27 launch attempt for the CAPSTONE mission to the Moon to allow Rocket…
NASA’s CAPSTONE Spacecraft Ships to Launch Site
The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, spacecraft which will chart a new path for NASA’s Moon-orbiting space station Gateway,…
What is NASA’s CAPSTONE Mission?
A small CubeSat, about the size of a microwave oven and weighing just 55 pounds (25 kg), will serve as the first spacecraft to test…
Exploring the Moon: CAPSTONE’s CubeSat Prepares for Lunar Flight
Small spacecraft will play a big role in lunar exploration, including a Moon-bound CubeSat launching later this year. The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and…
Innovative Propulsion System Gets Ready to Study Moon Orbit for NASA’s Artemis Program
In 2021, NASA’s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, CubeSat will launch to a never-before-used cislunar orbit near the Moon….
