Astronomy Picture of the Day: NASA’s $30 million CAPSTONE mission took off

 

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NASA’s $30 million CAPSTONE mission took off today on a Rocket Lab launcher from New Zealand, heading on a circuitous but fuel-efficient four-month journey into a halo orbit around the moon to test navigation & operations concepts for the Artemis program. https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/06/28/capstone-cubesat-launches-on-scouting-mission-for-nasas-artemis-moon-program/