CAPSTONE Leaves Earth Orbit, Headed to the Moon - SciTechDaily

The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE), a small CubeSat, about the size of a microwave oven and weighing just 55 pounds (25 kg), has left low-Earth orbit and started its solo journey to the Moon. …

CAPSTONE in orbit near the Moon: Once released from Rocket Labs Photon satellite bus, CAPSTONE will use its propulsion system to travel for approximately three months before entering into orbit aroun… [+2046 chars]

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