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Space Resources Roundtable 2023

June 6, 2023

On June 6, Thomas Gardner, Advanced Space’s Director of Engineering, gave a presentation on the recently extended CAPSTONE mission as part of the Colorado School of Mines’ Space Resources Roundtable (SRR). He also discussed some of the future technologies we are supporting…

Advanced Space successfully completes 6-month CAPSTONE primary mission at the Moon for NASA

May 18, 2023

Enhanced Mission to continue testing near-lunar communication and navigation technologies for months to come. Advanced Space’s pioneering commercial satellite has completed its primary 6-month mission operating in the Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) that will be utilized by the Gateway…

The Artemis Generation: To the Moon — this time to stay!

April 18, 2023

We are in a new era of lunar exploration, development and settlement. Originally posted to Space.com on 16 April 2023. On June 28, 2022, CAPSTONE launched into space on a dedicated rocket as the first mission of the Artemis program, ushering in a new…

CAPSTONE Mission: 17 April 2023 Update

April 17, 2023

The CAPSTONE Mission Team has been busy continuing to operate the mission in its planned Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO). Thus far, since performing the NRHO insertion maneuver on November 13th, 2022, the spacecraft has spent 154 days operating in…

CAPSTONE Mission Demonstrating Utility and Resilience at the Moon

February 8, 2023

The CAPSTONE spacecraft continues to operate at the Moon and the vehicle is happy and healthy. The mission has accomplished 4 mission objectives and is making progress on additional objectives. Two mission objectives were completed during the transfer to the…

Utilization and Validation of DSS-17 on the CAPSTONE Lunar Mission

January 26, 2023

Presented at the 33rd AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting 2023 MichaelR. Thompson, and Mitchell Rosen ABSTRACT The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) mission is an ongoing mission to serve as a pathfinder for cislunar operations and…

Advanced Space Leads First Ever Commercial Mission to Operate at the Moon

November 21, 2022

NASA’s investment in small business boosts the economy and enables the future of space exploration. Westminster, CO – Advanced Space LLC., a leading space tech solutions company, is the first commercial entity to own an operational satellite at the Moon. CAPSTONE,…

Advanced Space Awarded Contract to Deliver Air Force Research Laboratory’s Mission to the Moon

November 17, 2022

The Oracle spacecraft program will enable U.S. Space Force to support future NASA missions Westminster, CO – Advanced Space LLC., a leading space tech solutions company, announced that the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate, as part of…

CAPSTONE is at the Moon! Advanced Space Leads Pathfinding Efforts for NASA

November 14, 2022

First spacecraft to enter the orbit for Gateway arrives to support NASA’s Artemis program. Westminster, CO — Advanced Space LLC., a leading space tech solutions company, announced CAPSTONE successfully completed the initial insertion maneuver into a Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO)…

CAPSTONE Initial Insertion at The Moon Executed as Planned!

November 13, 2022

CAPSTONE made its initial insertion into the Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) on Sunday, November 13th. Two smaller correction maneuvers will take place this week to ensure the spacecraft is confirmed into the complex lunar orbit. This NRHO is an…