NASA’s CAPSTONE Probe Is Officially en Route to the Moon - Gizmodo

The microwave-sized satellite is on a pathfinder mission to evaluate a unique orbit for an eventual space station at the Moon.

An important milestone has been reached in the newly launched CAPSTONE mission, as the tiny probe, moving in excess of 24,000 miles per hour, has escaped low Earth orbit and begun its four-month trek… [+3036 chars]

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