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NASA's CAPSTONE cubesat performs 2nd engine burn en route to the moon

CAPSTONE continues to make its long, slow way to lunar orbit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's tiny CAPSTONE probe has ...
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NASA's CAPSTONE cubesat launch to the moon delayed again for systems checks

The small CAPSTONE moon cubesat's next launch opportunity is Tuesday, June 28, NASA says. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA ...
IFLScience

CAPSTONE, The Tiny Trailblazing Cubesat, Becomes First To Orbit The Moon

NASA's CAPSTONE is a small cubesat with big goals, and now it has gone where no cubesat has gone before, becoming the first small satellite ever to orbit the Moon. After months of a slow, precise ...
Yahoo

NASA’s CAPSTONE looking 'happy and healthy' after communications issue

NASA’s CAPSTONE CubeSat is “happy and healthy” after reestablishing communications with Earth, bringing to an end a nerve-wracking 24-hour period in which the spacecraft was out of touch with ground ...
CNET

Capstone, NASA's First Cubesat, Reaches Moon to Show Artemis the Way

Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family live 100% energy and water independent on his off-grid compound in the New Mexico desert. Eric uses his passion for writing about ...
SpaceNews

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 Navigation ...
SpaceNews

CAPSTONE lunar cubesat mission to launch this spring

CAPSTONE, a lunar cubesat developed by Advanced Space for NASA, will launch in the fourth quarter on an Electron rocket from New Zealand, not Virginia as originally planned. Credit: Advanced ...
PC Magazine

NASA's CAPSTONE Becomes First CubeSat to Operate at the Moon

NASA confirmed late on Sunday that the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) spacecraft has arrived at its orbit at the Moon. This mission ...
New Atlas

NASA's CAPSTONE CubeSat lifts off to test orbit of future space station

NASA took its first step today in establishing its Gateway orbital lunar outpost with the launch at 5:55 am EDT of its Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation ...
techtimes

NASA's CAPSTONE CubeSat Touches Down on the Moon

The 25-kilogram CAPSTONE spacecraft by NASA became the first cube satellite (CubeSat) ever to reach Earth's closest neighbor, the moon. To mark the occasion, NASA published a short statement saying ...
techtimes

NASA CAPSTONE to Launch by Tuesday or Later—Orbital Moon CubeSat for Artemis I

NASA's CAPSTONE venture is coming to the Moon later in the year if it launches by this week for its journey to space and towards the planet's natural satellite. The CAPSTONE is in a CubeSat, a small ...
SpaceRef

CAPSTONE’s CubeSat Prepares For Lunar Flight

CAPSTONE’s 12-Unit CubeSat nears completion. The spacecraft’s S-Band antenna is shown on the right side of the spacecraft. The 16 square-shaped elements on the surface of the flat plate are ...