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NASA’s CAPSTONE Finally Phoned Home After Nerve-Wracking Silence
After going MIA for nearly 24 hours, NASA’s CAPSTONE probe finally reestablished contact with ground controllers.
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NASA Launches CAPSTONE Mission to Begin Its Return to the Moon
A small microwave oven-sized spacecraft is on its way to the Moon, setting the stage for a sustained human presence on the lunar surface. NASA launched its CAPSTONE satellite on Tuesday, in a unique mission to test out a highly elliptical orbit around the Moon as part of the agency’s Artemis program.
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Rocket Lab Helicopter Catches Falling Rocket Booster, Then Drops It
Private aerospace company Rocket Lab just pulled off a mid-air capture of a rocket booster as it plunged its way back through Earth’s atmosphere, hooking it with a long rope attached to a helicopter. The mission, dubbed “There and Back Again,” also deployed 34 satellites to orbit on Monday.
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The Most Exciting Things Happening in Space in 2022
Humanity’s reach into space has never been greater, with 2022 promising to be one of the most thrilling yet. Here are the space stories we’ll be watching in the coming months.