This Monday, NASA is launching a tiny satellite with a big mission - to test a never-before-tried orbit around the moon for a future lunar outpost.
This Monday, NASA is launching a tiny satellite with a big mission. The CAPSTONE satellite will enter into a never-before-tried orbit around the moon which NASA wants to use for future lunar outposts.
What to expect from the launch The CAPSTONE craft is a small satellite called a CubeSat which will is being launched as a test for NASA’s planned lunar Gateway. The idea is to send the little trail-blazing satellite into a particular orbit around the moon called a near rectilinear halo orbit.
Following the launch of CAPSTONE, the rocket will release the satellite after six days. The satellite will then travel for four months before arriving at its orbit where it will spend six months collecting data. As well as testing out the orbit, it will also test out other technologies for future moon missions like communications with Earth and a new spacecraft-to-spacecraft navigation system.
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