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Last Monday (4th) NASA it turned out that the satellite COMPLETION (short for Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experience) has left Earth orbit and is
Last Monday (4th) NASA it turned out that the satellite COMPLETION (short for Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experience) has left Earth orbit and is now heading towards Moon. Launched a week ago, June 28 to be exact, the probe is moving at over 24,000 miles per hour and has begun its four-month journey to the moon.
The result of the study shows an obstacle to space exploration
According to NASA, the satellite was launched by Rocket Lab in New Zealand. “Photon’s thrusters fired seven times at key moments to raise the highest point of the orbit to about 810,000 miles from Earth before releasing CAPSTONE”the space agency said.
Currently, the 25-kilogram CubeSat is using its own propulsion system and the Sun’s gravity to reach the Earth’s natural satellite, entering a Nearly Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) scheduled for November 13, a maneuver never before attempted. to the lunar surface. In addition, another maneuver much farther away will be performed.
The body in charge of space exploration and exploration also said that CAPSTONE’s journey could be followed in real time in the coming days. All this thanks to the interactive visualization of 3D data by the US government agency Eyes on the Solar System. It is worth noting that the CubeSat is currently piloted by the Advanced Space and Terran Orbital teams.
The small satellite was designed to collect information from the Moon for future exploration missions. So the space agency plans to use the same orbit for Space Station Gateway, an orbital base that will provide support for long-term lunar missions under the Artemis program. The mission, due to launch no earlier than 2024, promises to have astronaut housing and a laboratory.
Prior to that, last week, NASA announced that it would launch an unmanned module between August 23 and September 6, which also covers the Artemis 1 mission and will aim to assess how traveling to the moon could affect the human body.
See also: Chinese probe photographs the entire surface of Mars; see photos.
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Via: Gizmodo, Engadget Source: NASA
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