NASA has announced the cancellation of its planned lunar rover mission, VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover), due to cost overruns and launch delays, marking a significant setback for the agency's lunar exploration program: https://lnkd.in/g7yTWaxk
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Two years ago today, our small but mighty CAPSTONE spacecraft rocketed to space through the dark night sky on its way to making history at the Moon. 🚀 Over the two years since that moment, CAPSTONE has served as a pathfinder to the Moon informing other programs and demonstrating critical capabilities all while being the first commercial spacecraft to travel to and operate at the Moon! Our amazing team has demonstrated incredible skill and resilience through these operations. Our Advanced Space team: ✅Led a diverse team of mission partners to rapidly design and integrate the spacecraft and enabling subsystems going from contract award to launch readiness in just 33 months. ✅Updated complex and extensive analysis to provide new launch targeting parameters mere days ahead of launch to accommodate launch schedule changes ✅Managed through / recovered from a major communications anomaly after spacecraft separation from the launch vehicle (July 4-6, 2022) ✅Demonstrated operational performance of new ground infrastructure. ✅Navigated and operated at a distance of 1,532,001 km or 951,941 miles from Earth (August 26, 2022) ✅Managed through and recovered from a major propulsion anomaly that had the spacecraft spin up to 105 deg/sec (September 8 - October 7, 2022) ✅Arrived at the Moon and executed critical first-of-its-kind insertion maneuvers into the targeted Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) while managing extreme schedule demands on ground stations due to the concurrent Artemis 1 mission (November 14-18, 2022) ✅Completed ALL operational mission objectives ✅Demonstrated our team and tools are able to reliably and repeatedly perform critical navigation and maneuver design functions ✅Validated and improved design requirements for future Artemis infrastructure elements using flight data and experience ✅Demonstrated the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System (CAPS) onboard software autonomy and performance ✅Demonstrated a first-of-its-kind crosslink with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to collect measurements for onboard autonomous navigation estimation ✅Demonstrated a first-of-its-kind one-way uplink measurement using an onboard Chip Scale Atomic Clock (CSAC) in collaboration with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory After successfully completing our primary and enhanced mission phases of the flight, the work continues. Beyond the baseline objectives the team has demonstrated the first ever deployment of Artificial Intelligence at the Moon in support of embedded spacecraft operations with the flight verification of our SigmaZero technology, developed in partnership with IARPA and demonstrated the first ever deployment of a Neural Network to design a maneuver at the Moon in an embedded spacecraft deployment. More to come on this soon. The CAPSTONE mission team continues working on internal funding with support from NASA to mature critical technologies for lunar operations, spacecraft automation/autonomy, and resilient space operations.
🚀 Blast off! It's been 2 stellar years since the CAPSTONE satellite launched into space 2 years ago today! 🎉 ✨ It all started from a question: what does a safe, sustainable future at the Moon look like? ✨ 🌕 That common goal we shared with NASA resulted in being entrusted to develop this rapid technology demonstration. CAPSTONE has provided valuable experience and knowledge and assists them in their efforts to go to the Moon as a precursor to the Artemis Missions. What an adventure it has been with our partners Terran Orbital Corporation, Stellar Exploration, Inc., Rocket Lab, Morehead State University, Orion Space Solutions, an Arcfield Company, Space Dynamics Laboratory, and Tethers Unlimited, Inc.. https://lnkd.in/e489w_h #NASA #Artemis #CAPSTONE #Cislunar #Autonomy #Anniversary #TwoYears #innovation2orbits 🛰️
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WHAT TIME IS IT ON MARE TRANQUILLITATIS? A new White House policy directs #NASA to lead the development of a new #lunar #time standard. The policy, released Tuesday by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), instructs NASA to provide a strategy by the end of 2026 for the creation of Coordinated Lunar Time, or #LTC. That new time standard, #OSTP said, is needed because of slight variations between terrestrial and lunar time because of relativistic effects. That can affect navigation, communications, and space situational awareness on and around the moon. NASA will also incorporate work on a lunar time standard into its annual cycle of revisions of its #Moon to Mars Architecture. https://ow.ly/1Vrr50R7wXu
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Congratulations to Intuitive Machines on the successful landing of Odysseus on the lunar surface! On February 22, 2024, Intuitive Machines' Odysseus became the first American-made spacecraft to land on the Moon since Apollo 17 and the first ever by a private company, marking a historic achievement in space exploration. This mission, part of a $118 million contract under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, is expected to operate for approximately 7 Earth days on the moon. Odysseus is equipped with five NASA instruments and multiple commercial payloads to evaluate communication, navigation, and the effects of rocket plumes and space weather on the lunar surface. This mission catapults lunar exploration into a thrilling new era, showcasing the dynamic power of public-private partnerships to forge a path for a sustainable lunar economy and igniting a groundbreaking leap for humanity's adventurous return to the Moon and beyond! #SpaceExploration #LunarLanding #NASA
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Voyager Vitality! Terran Orbital Corporation’s CAPSTONE nanosatellite exceeds expectations Terran Orbital Corporation announced that its 12U nanosatellite built for Advanced Space’s CAPSTONE™ (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) mission in support of NASA, has surpassed 450 days in orbit around the moon. Launched June 28, 2022, the space vehicle based on Terran Orbital's proven Voyager platform, continues to demonstrate exceptional stability and performance while supporting critical lunar navigation experiments. The space vehicle is forging a new lunar path in support of NASA’s Artemis program. Designed and built by Terran Orbital, the CAPSTONE satellite entered lunar orbit on November 17, 2022, marking a historic moment for small spacecraft and lunar exploration. The satellite's robust design and Terran Orbital's engineering expertise have enabled it to operate flawlessly for an enhanced NASA mission expected to last until May 2024. This achievement underscores the company's commitment to building reliable and versatile space vehicle platforms capable of exceeding expectations, even in the demanding lunar environment. #Satellite #Space #Nanosatellite #NASA #AdvancedSpace #Lunar #Spacecraft #Moon #Lunar https://lnkd.in/ecvKnYr3
Voyager Vitality! Terran Orbital’s CAPSTONE nanosatellite exceeds expectations
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Intuitive Machine built, launched and softly landed on the surface of the moon with many firsts. Just incredibly remarkable!!! We are creating a new space ecco system with tremendous future potential and economic viability!!!!! We performed so many firsts: First cryogenic fueling of a payload on the pad. First flight of a linerless compsite fuel tank. First firing of a metholox engine beyond GEO. First firing of a methalox engine in lunar orbit. First multiple restart of a metholox engine in space. First use of a Thermal Venting System for cryogenic cooling. First use of a Radio Frequency Measurement Gauge for propellant measurement. First in-line processing of a delta-position optical flow measurement in a live Guidance Navigation and Control system at the moon. First commercial mission to the lunar surface. First use of a commercial lunar capable data and tracking network. First mission ever to land south of 80 degrees south on the moon. Truly remarkable with limited budget and short period of time. This is a game changer!!!!! A new chapter in a gateway to future!!!! A resounding success by any measure!!!!
Intuitive Machines and NASA call IM-1 lunar lander a success as mission winds down https://lnkd.in/gAkCBDHb
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At the end of the decade, after over a quarter-century in orbit, the International Space Station (ISS) is planned to be decommissioned by NASA in order for the agency to focus on deep-space exploration, lunar flights, and journeys to Mars. That leaves low-Earth orbit, the layer 250 miles above the atmosphere, as the next frontier in commercial space enterprises.
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"Discover the nuances of NASA's lunar aspirations and the pivotal role played by private companies in commercial space exploration. 🌕🛰️ Dive into our latest article by Content Writer TasLema AktHer RuNu, exploring the challenges and opportunities on this celestial journey. 🚀🌌 #SpaceExploration #NASA #CommercialSpace"
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It's an 'Apollo Redux' scenario that worries me the most with the current planning for Artemis - we go, perhaps one or two missions by 2029 - and then the budget is cut and further missions are cancelled - and no long-term US and allied presence on the lunar surface. And Mars recedes off decades into the future. In the meantime, China and its partners establish an expanding presence in key regions (i.e. those resource rich , particularly in relation to water-ice) and ultimately flout the 1967 Outer Space Treaty to claim territory to gain control of resources. There's no enforcement mechanism for the OST, so nothing really to stop Beijing doing this.
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#NASA needs to restructure #Artemis completely. What the agency and its congressional backers don’t seem to understand is that by shifting towards the development of a large and expanding human settlement on the #Moon they will get #Mars sooner cheaper & better. The difference here is that NASA can support the development of this community while it is still focused on Mars. The agency has been out of a psychology of “ not getting stuck on the Moon” for so long it can’t conceive of doing anything other than a series of campouts on our offshore island. If we are to take on #China in the #SolarSystem, this is how you do it. NASA starts the job and the American people take over. Otherwise. we get #Apollo Mark two. The writing is mounted on the wall in neon letters, for anyone who pays attention and understands what’s happening. Let’s make the change now. I do not once again want to be saying I told you so in 10 years.
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🌑🚀 U.S. vs. Global Collaboration: The Future of Lunar Exploration As we gear up for a historic lunar mission in 2026, where the first woman will set foot on the Moon, questions about leadership in space have sparked intense debate. While NASA leverages lessons from the Apollo missions to propel the Artemis project forward, does this American-centric approach overshadow a potentially greater benefit of international cooperation? 🌍🤝 The U.S. has made significant strides using its storied past of space exploration to innovate for the future. However, as China and other nations ramp up their lunar ambitions, the question arises: Should the next chapter of moon exploration be competitive or collaborative? What if global partnerships could accelerate our shared scientific and exploratory goals faster than going it alone? Explore this complex interplay of history, technology, and international relations. Join the conversation about how combining resources and knowledge could lead to greater advancements for humanity. Is the race to the Moon a contest we should win, or a journey we should share? 🔗 Watch Now : https://lnkd.in/e7hz3GY4 and weigh in with your perspective! #LunarExploration #NASA #InternationalCollaboration #SpaceRace #SpaceLeadership #GlobalSpaceRace #ArtemisMission #GlobalCollaboration #SPacerace #MoonMission2026
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NASA’s Voyager 1, launched in 1977, has transmitted confusing data back to Earth, 15 billion miles away, raising concerns of a possible malfunction. The spacecraft, on a five-year mission initially, became the first human-made object to exit the solar system after 46 years of continuous exploration. Despite recent communication confusion, NASA expects the probe, now 15 billion miles away, to function until 2030, when it will eventually power down, leaving it to drift through space. This puzzling transmission, shrouded in mystery, has sparked the curiosity of experts about what message Voyager 1 was attempting to relay from the far reaches of space. https://unicornstep.com/ Follow us for daily mind-blowing news updates and new opportunities globally. Make it a daily habit to learn new things. Stay connected #NASA #Voyager1 #SPACE #spacetechnology #technology #socialmedia
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