NASA selects successor to CAPSTONE lunar mission
This follow-on mission aims to further demonstrate critical technologies for future lunar and planetary exploration.
NASA has selected Advanced Space to fly a successor to a cislunar smallsat mission that will test rendezvous and proximity operations around the moon. The post NASA selects successor to CAPSTONE lunar mission appeared first on SpaceNews.
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