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1. NASA's CAPSTONE moon probe phones home again
Wed Jul 6, 2022, 05:15 PM
Jul 2022
NASA's tiny CAPSTONE moon probe is back in touch with its handlers, ending a short but spooky silent period.

The 55-pound (25 kilograms) CAPSTONE went dark on Monday (July 4), shortly after separating from its Rocket Lab Photon spacecraft bus and heading toward the moon. The mission team immediately set to troubleshooting, and their efforts have already been rewarded.

"We have re-established communications with CAPSTONE. The spacecraft is looking happy and healthy. More details to come," Colorado-based company Advanced Space, which operates the mission for NASA, said via Twitter today(opens in new tab) (July 6).

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https://www.space.com/nasa-capstone-moon-cubesat-contact-reestablished


Good news!

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