Advanced Space's CAPSTONE mission has successfully operated on-orbit around the Moon for a full year.
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has developed new software tools to predict plume-surface interactions for NASA projects and missions.
Advanced Space, a space tech solutions company, has announced that their Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) mission has successfully operated on-orbit around the Moon for a full year. The mission has maintained its unique Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO), gathering data to inform future operations of the lunar Gateway space station in support of NASA's Artemis program.
The company is currently undergoing an Enhanced Mission Phase for its primary customer, NASA. With around 50% of its fuel remaining, the company is engaging with customers and the community for additional on-orbit experiments. This achievement marks a significant milestone in space exploration and technology.
In related news, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has developed new software tools to predict plume-surface interactions (PSI) for NASA projects and missions, including the Human Landing System, Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, and future Mars landers. These tools are being used to predict cratering and visual obscuration on upcoming lunar missions and are helping NASA minimize risks to spacecraft and crew during future landed missions.
These developments come as part of NASA's Artemis program, which plans to explore more of the Moon with human and robotic missions. The future landers will be larger and equipped with more powerful engines than the Apollo landers, increasing mission risks during landing and liftoff. The new software tools and the data gathered from the CAPSTONE mission are crucial in mitigating these risks and ensuring the success of future missions.
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NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has developed new software tools to predict plume-surface interactions (PSI) for NASA projects and missions, including the Human Landing System, Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, and future Mars landers.
These tools are being used to predict cratering and visual obscuration on upcoming lunar missions and are helping NASA minimize risks to spacecraft and crew during future landed missions.
Advanced Space, a space tech solutions company, announced that their Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) mission has successfully operated on-orbit around the Moon for a full year.
The mission has maintained its unique Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) gathering data to inform future operations of the lunar Gateway space station in support of NASA's Artemis program.
The company is currently undergoing an Enhanced Mission Phase for its primary customer, NASA, and with around 50% of its fuel remaining, the company is engaging with customers and the community for additional on-orbit experiments.