NASA reveals new date for scrapped CAPSTONE mission bound for Moon's unique orbit - Republic World

NASA's CAPSTONE was initially scheduled for launch on June 6 to examine a highly elliptical path around the Moon called the near rectilinear halo orbit.

NASA's CAPSTONE mission, bound for the Moon, will now launch no earlier than June 25, the agency revealed in a new update. The launch was initially scheduled for June 6 but has been delayed twice eve… [+1847 chars]

full article...