CAPSTONE
CAPSTONE was NASA’s cislunar technology-demonstration spacecraft and the first spacecraft successfully inserted into a near-rectilinear halo orbit around the Moon, where it characterized the orbit and advanced autonomous-navigation and communications technologies.
Identity
- Aliases
- CAPSTONECislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation ExperimentCAPSTONE Pathfinder
- Name
- CAPSTONE
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- CAPSTONE was NASA’s cislunar technology-demonstration spacecraft and the first spacecraft successfully inserted into a near-rectilinear halo orbit around the Moon, where it characterized the orbit and advanced autonomous-navigation and communications technologies.
- First Flight Date
- 2022-06-28
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/capstone/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 11:52:35 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 11:52:35 UTC
Other
- Vehicle Code
- CAPSTONE