Advanced Space’s CAPSTONE Operates One Year at the Moon

CAPSTONE Contributes to a Resilient U.S. Space Architecture in Cislunar Space Westminster, CO — Advanced Space, a leading space tech solutions company, announced today that their Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) mission has successfully operated on-orbit around the Moon for a full year. This milestone puts the company in an…

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Advanced Space Promotes Dawn Massop Love to Chief Operating Officer

Westminster, CO –Advanced Space, LLC, a leading space tech solutions company, is pleased to announce the promotion of Dawn Massop Love to Chief Operating Officer. This role comes with increased authority over company processes as well as day-to-day leadership and managerial responsibility of each company department. Dawn started with Advanced Space in 2021 as the Director…

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Team Highlight – Ethan Kayser

What has been your favorite project at Advanced Space and why? This may be a common answer, but I’d have to say CAPSTONE™. It was an incredible opportunity to become the Mission Design Lead for a Moon mission just three years after finishing my undergraduate degree. That role is something I envisioned I’d get to…

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Advanced Space Hires Dave Jungkind as Chief Revenue Officer

Westminster, CO – Advanced Space, LLC, a leading space tech solutions company today announced the appointment of Dave Jungkind as the company’s first Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). In this capacity, Jungkind will be responsible for the continued growth of the Advanced Space portfolio supporting national security, civil, and commercial customers. Jungkind brings over 30 years of…

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Advanced Space Promotes Thomas Gardner to Chief Engineer

Westminster, CO – Advanced Space, LLC, a leading space tech solutions company, is pleased to announce the promotion of Thomas Gardner to Chief Engineer. Gardner, who has served as Director of Engineering for Advanced Space since 2016, will be responsible for the full scope of Advanced Space’s growing portfolio and our expanding engineering team. He also…

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Advanced Space Affirms Commitment to Community Involvement in 2023

Space research & technology development firm recognizes community organizations CEO and President Bradley Cheetham is involved with, continuing to elevate Colorado’s reputation in the space community Westminster, CO – Advanced Space, a leading space tech solutions company, today affirmed its commitment to joining community-based organizations that elevate professionals and companies while helping young minds break into…

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2023 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference

As the seasons begin changing we look back on our summer highlights including one of our favorite conferences to share all our great work. If you didn’t have a chance to attend our talks in person at the Summer 2023 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, we’ve uploaded all our papers below! The Orbit Design for Encelascope…

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CAPSTONE Mission: 30 August 2023 Update

Serving as an orbital pathfinder for the Gateway, the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE™) spacecraft has operated successfully for almost 300 days. During that time, the CubeSat has demonstrated its key functions, entering and maintaining its unique orbit — a near rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) — and operating a peer-to-peer…

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Advanced Space-led Team Applying Machine Learning to Detect Orbital Debris for IARPA

Westminster, CO – Advanced Space LLC., a leading space tech solutions company, is pleased to announce that an Advanced Space-led team has been chosen to apply Machine Learning (ML) capabilities to detect, track and characterize space debris for the IARPA Space Debris Identification and Tracking (SINTRA) program. Space debris—items due to human activity in space—presents a major hazard…

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Plotting Orbits: Using Math and Lessons Learned to Plan Orbits for the Lunar Gateway

For several years now, Advanced Space has analyzed orbital dynamics for the Lunar Gateway. Supporting the Gateway’s Mission Design and Navigation (MDNAV) team, located primarily at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, these analyses have helped inform station requirements; develop concepts of operations; plan for contingencies; and assist with other planning activities. Our experience with operating the CAPSTONE™ mission in…

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