{"id":94255,"date":"2022-06-23T19:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T23:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-480856"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:39:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:39:03","slug":"nasa-sets-live-launch-coverage-for-capstone-mission-to-moon","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-sets-live-launch-coverage-for-capstone-mission-to-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Sets Live Launch Coverage for CAPSTONE Mission to Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_rocket_0.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1899\" height=\"1035\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_rocket_0.jpg?w=1899\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Rocket Lab\u2019s Electron rocket sits on the pad at the company\u2019s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand for wet dress rehearsal ahead of the CAPSTONE launch.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_rocket_0.jpg 1899w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_rocket_0.jpg?resize=300,164 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_rocket_0.jpg?resize=768,419 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_rocket_0.jpg?resize=1024,558 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_rocket_0.jpg?resize=1536,837 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_rocket_0.jpg?resize=400,218 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_rocket_0.jpg?resize=600,327 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_rocket_0.jpg?resize=900,491 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_rocket_0.jpg?resize=1200,654 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1899px) 100vw, 1899px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Rocket Lab\u2019s Electron rocket sits on the pad at the company\u2019s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand for wet dress rehearsal ahead of the CAPSTONE launch. <strong>Credits: Rocket Lab<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Editor\u2019s Note: <\/em><\/strong><em>This advisory was updated June 27 to note that CAPSTONE is targeted to launch no earlier than Tuesday, June 28 at 5.55 a.m. EDT (09:55 UTC).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA will air live launch coverage of the agency\u2019s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE), the first spacecraft to fly a specific unique lunar orbit ahead of future missions with crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CAPSTONE is targeted to launch no earlier than Tuesday, June 28, aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from the company\u2019s Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The instantaneous launch opportunity is at 5:55 a.m. EDT (09:55 UTC). Live coverage will begin at 5 a.m. on NASA Television, the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasalive\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/connect\/apps.html\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA app<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_spacecraft_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_spacecraft_0.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Team members install solar panels onto the CAPSTONE spacecraft \u2013 short for Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment \u2013 at Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Inc. in Irvine, California.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_spacecraft_0.jpg 4839w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_spacecraft_0.jpg?resize=300,202 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_spacecraft_0.jpg?resize=768,517 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_spacecraft_0.jpg?resize=1024,690 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_spacecraft_0.jpg?resize=1536,1034 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_spacecraft_0.jpg?resize=2048,1379 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_spacecraft_0.jpg?resize=400,269 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_spacecraft_0.jpg?resize=600,404 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_spacecraft_0.jpg?resize=900,606 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_spacecraft_0.jpg?resize=1200,808 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/capstone_spacecraft_0.jpg?resize=2000,1347 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Team members install solar panels onto the CAPSTONE spacecraft \u2013 short for Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment \u2013 at Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Inc.,in Irvine, California. <strong>Credits: NASA\/Dominic Hart<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The destination for this microwave oven-size CubeSat is a near rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO). That same orbit is planned for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/topics\/moon-to-mars\/lunar-gateway\" rel=\"noopener\">Gateway<\/a>, a multipurpose outpost for long-term lunar missions as part of the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/artemis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Artemis<\/a> program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six days after launch, the Photon upper stage will release CAPSTONE into space for the first portion of the spacecraft\u2019s solo flight. After a four-month journey to the Moon, CAPSTONE will test the dynamics of the NRHO for at least six months, helping reduce risk for future spacecraft. CAPSTONE will also demonstrate innovative spacecraft-to-spacecraft navigation technology and one-way ranging capabilities that could help future spacecraft fly near the Moon with reduced need for communication with Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join Virtual NASA Social<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the public are invited to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/join-nasa-s-virtual-social-for-the-capstone-launch-to-the-moon\" rel=\"noopener\">join the virtual NASA Social<\/a> to get a behind-the scenes look at CAPSTONE, learn what makes CAPSTONE unique among NASA\u2019s missions, meet the rocket launching CAPSTONE, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visualize CAPSTONE\u2019s Flight in Real Time<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow CAPSTONE\u2019s journey live using NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/eyes.nasa.gov\/apps\/orrery\/#\/home\" rel=\"noopener\">Eyes on the Solar System<\/a> interactive real-time 3D data visualization. Starting about one week after launch, you can virtually ride along with the CubeSat with a simulated solar system view. NASA will post updates in the visualization on the agency\u2019s Ames Research Center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\" rel=\"noopener\">home page<\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASAAmes\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nasaames\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CAPSTONE is commercially owned and operated by Advanced Space in Westminster, Colorado, on behalf of NASA. It represents an innovative collaboration between NASA and industry to provide rapid results and feedback to inform future exploration and science missions. Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, a Terran Orbital Corporation, of Irvine, California, built the spacecraft. The mission also includes contributions from Stellar Exploration Inc., Space Dynamics Lab, Tethers Unlimited Inc., and Orion Space Systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s Small Spacecraft Technology program within the agency\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) funds the demonstration mission. The program is based at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley. The development of CAPSTONE\u2019s navigation technology is supported by NASA\u2019s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR\/STTR) program, also within STMD. The Artemis Campaign Development Division within NASA\u2019s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate funds the launch and supports mission operations. The Launch Services Program at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida manages the launch service.\u202fNASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California supports the communication,\u202ftracking, and telemetry downlink via NASA\u2019s Deep Space Network, Iris radio design, and groundbreaking one-way navigation algorithms<strong>.<\/strong>\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about CAPSTONE, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/capstone\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay connected with the mission on social media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nasa\" rel=\"noopener\">@NASA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASAAmes\" rel=\"noopener\">@NASAAmes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nasa_technology\" rel=\"noopener\">@NASA_Technology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nasaartemis\" rel=\"noopener\">@NASAArtemis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nasa_lsp\" rel=\"noopener\">@NASA_LSP<\/a><\/li><li>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NASA\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nasaames\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA Ames<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NASATechnology\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA Technology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NASAArtemis\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA Artemis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NASALSP\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA\u2019s Launch Services Program<\/a><\/li><li>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nasa\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nasaames\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA Ames,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nasaartemis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA Artemis<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Sarah Frazier \/ Gerelle Dodson<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington202-853-7191\/ 202-384-4861<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:sarah.frazier@nasa.gov\">sarah.frazier@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:gerelle.q.dodson@nasa.gov\">gerelle.q.dodson@nasa.gov<\/a><br \/>\nTiffany Blake<br \/>\nAmes Research Center, Silicon Valley, Calif.<br \/>\n650-316-0153<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:tiffany.n.blake@nasa.gov\">tiffany.n.blake@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s Note: This advisory was updated June 27 to note that CAPSTONE is targeted to launch no earlier than Tuesday, June 28 at 5.55 a.m. EDT (09:55 UTC). 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