Capstone Spacecraft

CAPSTONE is a lunar orbiter that will test and verify the calculated orbital stability planned for the Gateway space station. The spacecraft is a 12-unit CubeSat that will also test a navigation system that will measure its position relative to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter without relying on ground stations.

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NASA’s CAPSTONE Spacecraft To Test Technologies After Recovery From Communications Issue

NASA’s CAPSTONE Spacecraft Arrives to Orbit at the Moon

Critical Point in CAPSTONE Spacecraft’s Deep Space Route to the Moon

CAPSTONE Spacecraft Successfully Completes Maneuver – On Track for Moon Orbit

CAPSTONE Spacecraft Update: Progress Toward Recovery Operation

Latest Updates: Ongoing Recovery Efforts for CAPSTONE Spacecraft

CAPSTONE Spacecraft Tumbling Through Space – Latest Work To Resolve Issue

CAPSTONE Spacecraft in Safe Mode After Trajectory Correction Maneuver

NASA’s CAPSTONE Spacecraft: Mission Team Determines Cause of Communications Issue

NASA Restores Contact With CAPSTONE Spacecraft – Prepares for Trajectory Correction Maneuver

Contact Lost With NASA’s CAPSTONE Spacecraft Flying a New Path to the Moon

Capstone Spacecraft on Moon Mission Loses Contact, NASA Says

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