Flight

CAPSTONE 02

NET 2027 · planned

NASA CAPSTONE 02 - two identical ~400 kg-class smallsats (Terran Orbital bus.

None - lunar-orbit enable for later landings / Moon Base traffic.

Stack

SiteLunar orbit (does not land)

Themes

Comms & dataLinks, relays, surface networks, and compute - moving data between Earth, orbit, and the surface.
Getting thereThe Earth-to-cislunar delivery layer - launch vehicles and orbital transfer that carry the landers.
Science & sensingInstruments that measure the Moon and nearby space - composition, radiation, dust, heat, fields, and environment.
Tech demosHardware and software proving themselves in the real lunar environment before becoming standard kit.

Companies

Prime

Named on this flight

NASACAPSTONE lunar-orbit demo (Advanced Space / NASA)
Terran OrbitalCAPSTONE 02 dual smallsat (Terran Orbital / Advanced Space)

Jobs

Cargo

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SLIM2023-09-07 · national

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