Posts by Yasmine Almond
CAPSTONE captures images of Carroll Crater
This Mother’s Day week, Carroll Crater reminds us that legacies can reach all the way to the Moon. 🌙 During the historic Artemis II mission, our astronauts named a bright lunar crater “Carroll” in honor of Commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife, Carroll Taylor Wiseman. A mother, nurse, and beloved part of the Artemis family. It is…
Read MoreLatest Images from CAPSTONE
WESTMINSTER, CO, 7 May 2026 – Artemis II made history with its lunar flyby. From orbit, CAPSTONE continues its mission, capturing remarkable new views of the Moon. With dozens of images now collected, we are excited to begin sharing some of our favorites! These latest images from CAPSTONE offers a striking perspective of the Moon…
Read MoreArtemis II Crew Captured by CAPSTONE
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 16 April 2026 – Look what we found at the Moon! 🌙 Can you spot it? During the historic Artemis II mission last week, our CAPSTONE satellite captured this exciting data of the Orion vehicle carrying our hero astronauts on their journey around the Moon. The CAPSTONE mission launched nearly four years…
Read MoreAdvanced Space Unveils Rapid Response Architecture for Planetary Defense
Advanced Space combines deep space operations expertise with mission solutions leadership to assess Near-Earth Object (NEO) threats and response options. WESTMINSTER, CO, 6 May 2026 – Advanced Space recently completed a feasibility study demonstrating that a spacecraft can be designed, launched, and deployed to conduct fast flyby reconnaissance of potentially hazardous Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). This capability…
Read MoreAFRL Cislunar Mission Progresses Through Key Milestones
Colorado-based company, Advanced Space is the prime contractor for Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Oracle-Prime (Oracle-P) mission. The company leverages unmatched cislunar experience as the prime contractor for AFRL’s groundbreaking space object detection and tracking mission near the Moon. WESTMINSTER, CO, April 2026 – Advanced Space LLC, a leading cislunar mission solutions company, continues to…
Read MoreAdvanced Space Awarded Phase II Contract for Space Debris Tracking with IARPA
Advanced Space is continuing the development of state-of-the-art techniques to detect, track, and characterize previously non-trackable orbital space debris under The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) Space Debris Identification and Tracking (SINTRA) program. WESTMINSTER, CO, 8 January, 2026– Advanced Space, with partners Orion Space Solutions and ExoAnalytic Solutions, was recently awarded a Phase II…
Read MoreAdvanced Space celebrates the successful launch of NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars
Advanced Space provides mission design, trajectory optimization, maneuver design, and future navigation operations for this ground-breaking mission led by UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory, for NASA. WESTMINSTER, CO, 13 November 2025 – Advanced Space, a leading space technology solutions company supporting missions throughout the solar system, is celebrating the successful launch of NASA’s Escape and…
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