NASA to Launch Capstone, a 55-Pound CubeSat to the Moon - The New York Times

6/26/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Kenneth Chang
by Kenneth Chang
NASA has grandiose plans for sending astronauts back to the moon. Those start with a microwave-size private spacecraft scheduled to launch on Monday.
Like other NASA missions, CAPSTONE will triangulate an estimate of its position using signals from NASAs Deep Space Network of radio dish antennas and then, if necessary, nudge itself back toward the… [+1294 chars]
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