NASA's CAPSTONE-Advanced Space CubeSat | Rocket Lab's Electron Rocket in New Zealand

NASA's CAPSTONE CubeSat Mission | Rocket Lab's Electron Rocket in New Zealand

NASA's CAPSTONE CubeSat, provided by Advanced Space, has arrived at Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. The launch rehearsal for Rocket Lab's Electron rocket is complete and payload integration is about to begin. Launch is expected no earlier than May 31, 2022. The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, is a CubeSat that will fly a unique orbit around the Moon intended for NASA’s future Artemis lunar outpost Gateway. Its six-month mission will help launch a new era of deep space exploration. 

Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3FzSrcD

Image Credit: Rocket Lab

Image Capture Dates: May 12-17, 2022

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