News Archive / Tagged: CAPSTONE

• CAPSTONE arrives at the Moon to verify unique orbit

  Derek RichardsonNovember 14th, 2022

  A small CubeSat has entered into a special orbit to verify its characteristics before NASA sends the much larger Lunar Gateway there several years later.

• CAPSTONE spacecraft regains attitude control

  Cullen DesforgesOctober 12th, 2022

  Following a month troubleshooting a spin anomaly, NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft has been returned to normal operations as it continues toward the Moon.

• UPDATE: Contact with CAPSTONE re-established

  Derek RichardsonJuly 5th, 2022

  NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft, designed to pave the way for the Artemis program’s Lunar Gateway outpost, has “experienced communications issues.”

• NASA’s CAPSTONE pathfinder mission launched toward the Moon

  Theresa CrossJune 28th, 2022

  A small CubeSat called CAPSTONE is on its way to the Moon to evaluate a special orbit destined to be used for NASA’s Lunar Gateway space station.

• NASA’s CAPSTONE lunar mission to fly later this year

  Theresa CrossMay 13th, 2021

  Later this year, NASA plans to launch a CubeSat to test a special orbit around the Moon to verify its characteristics in advance of sending the Lunar Gateway there as early as 2024.