Advanced Space’s Resilient CAPSTONE Mission for NASA is Operating at the Moon for 445 Days: Continues to Transform Exploration with Cutting Edge Technology
U.S. satellite persists as lunar pathfinder to mitigate risk for future space programs.
Westminster, CO – Advanced Space LLC., a leading space tech solutions company, announced that CAPSTONE™ – the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment – continues to be “The Little Satellite That Could” as it flies near the Moon over 430 days. The spacecraft is conducting operations in Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO); achieving record-long mission operational “up times;” conducting experiments that demonstrate its usefulness for position, navigation, and timing (PNT); and for testing software at the Moon. (more…)