CAPSTONE 02 Lunar Navigation Demonstration
NASA’s CAPSTONE 02 mission will use two small spacecraft targeted for launch in 2027 to demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations, autonomous navigation, cislunar communications, and lunar radiation-environment characterization for Artemis, Moon Base, and future deep-space missions.
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- CAPSTONE 02
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- CAPSTONE 02 Lunar Navigation Demonstration
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- orbitertechnology_demonstratornavigationcommunicationsresearch
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- development
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- NASA’s CAPSTONE 02 mission will use two small spacecraft targeted for launch in 2027 to demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations, autonomous navigation, cislunar communications, and lunar radiation-environment characterization for Artemis, Moon Base, and future deep-space missions.
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- August 13, 2026 at 01:21:49 UTC
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- August 14, 2026 at 03:26:13 UTC