Archive for October 2022
CAPSTONE Count Down – Just 2 Weeks Away From Moon Arrival
Advanced Space Data Analysis Shows Recent Trajectory Maneuver was Successful Westminster, CO (October 31, 2022) Advanced Space LLC., a leading space tech solutions company with breakthrough navigation technology, completed its fourth trajectory correction maneuver (TCM) for CAPSTONE on Thursday. TCM-4 was the fourth of six planned maneuvers en route to the Moon, targeting the precise orbit…
Read MoreLUNA – Putting the Art in STEAM – Artist Highlight
“This mural titled Luna captures the sense of wonder humans havewhen we lift our eyes to the sky and open ourselves to the mysteriesof the cosmos. The same sense of wonder we have here on Earth,but from the setting of the Moon – mankind’s next frontier.” Sarah Bouma Every morning when we walk into the…
Read MoreUtilization of Space-Based TDoA and FDoA for Cislunar Orbit Determination
Presented at the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) 2022 Conference Michael R. Thompson, Matthew D. Popplewell, Bradley Cheetham ABSTRACT This study evaluates the potential observability benefits of space-based passive RF systems compared to other ground-based and space-based observers for cislunar Space Domain Awareness. TDoA and FDoA observations are used for orbit determination of objects…
Read MoreInternational Astronautical Congress 2022 Conference Papers
Hard to believe IAC 2022 was a few weeks ago and the year is almost over! In case you weren’t one of the lucky attendees to the Paris show, we’ve added our presented papers below for download and review. Neural Networks for Onboard Maneuver Design Nathan Parrish Ré, Timothy M. Sullivan, Matthew D. Popplewell, Kirk S. Roerig,…
Read MoreCAPSTONE Mission Operations Update: Initial Recovery Successful
Over the past couple of weeks, the CAPSTONE mission team has been working to resolve an anomaly that occurred early last month and resulted in the spacecraft losing full 3-axis attitude control and entering into a spin stabilized state. Through extensive analysis and evaluation supported by a dedicated team of individuals on the mission team…
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