The grand plan to return humans to the Moon for the first time in more than half a century has gone a step further. 55 pound coin (Test of navigation and operation of Cislunar autonomous navigation system technology) has broken Earth’s orbit and is on its way to the Moon.
launch CAPSTONE on an Electron . rocket last week. After six days of orbital burn-in to gain enough speed, the satellite made its way toward the Moon. However, it was a relatively slow ride. CAPSTONE won’t reach the Moon until November.
NASA will attempt to put CAPSTONE into Halo Near Rectilinear Orbit around the Moon, a feat that has never been done before. The agency plans to use a similar orbit for will provide support for long-term missions to the moon under program. The outpost will have a living quarters for the astronauts and a laboratory. That quest won’t start until at least 2024.
Meanwhile, it that NASA has targeted the launch window of August 23 to September 6 for the Artemis 1 mission. It will send an unexploded module around the Moon to assess how the journey might affect the body. how human. Executive agency a for Artemis 1 in June.
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