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NASA's CAPSTONE Completes Extended Lunar Mission, Validating Autonomous Navigation for Artemis. NASA's Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE)

NASA’s CAPSTONE Completes Extended Lunar Mission, Validating Autonomous Navigation for Artemis

NASA's Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) CubeSat has successfully completed its extended mission, validating autonomous navigation capabilities critical for future lunar operations. The spacecraft's two-year journey in a unique Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) around the Moon has provided crucial data for the Artemis program, enhancing self-reliant spacecraft operations and reducing dependence on Earth-based tracking.