NASA Announces New Spacecraft Technology Demonstration Mission at Moon
4 min readNASA Announces New Spacecraft Technology Demonstration Mission at Moon Loura HallJul 24, 2026 Article An artist’s rendering of NASA’s CAPSTONE 02 spacecraft in lunar orbit. The mission features two identical small spacecraft that will further mature technologies to support Artemis, Moon Base, and deep space exploration. Terran Orbital NASA is working with industry to advance the next phase of cislunar infrastructure for the agency’s Artemis program and Moon Base, including orbital assets and demonstrations.
- ▪4 min readNASA Announces New Spacecraft Technology Demonstration Mission at Moon Loura HallJul 24, 2026 Article An artist’s rendering of NASA’s CAPSTONE 02 spacecraft in lunar orbit.
- ▪The mission features two identical small spacecraft that will further mature technologies to support Artemis, Moon Base, and deep space exploration.
- ▪Terran Orbital NASA is working with industry to advance the next phase of cislunar infrastructure for the agency’s Artemis program and Moon Base, including orbital assets and demonstrations.
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4 min readNASA Announces New Spacecraft Technology Demonstration Mission at Moon Loura HallJul 24, 2026 Article An artist’s rendering of NASA’s CAPSTONE 02 spacecraft in lunar orbit. The mission features two identical small spacecraft that will further mature technologies to support Artemis, Moon Base, and deep space exploration. Terran Orbital NASA is working with industry to advance the next phase of cislunar infrastructure for the agency’s Artemis program and Moon Base, including orbital assets and demonstrations. Under a contract awarded to Advanced Space, the agency’s CAPSTONE 02 mission will demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations, autonomous navigation, and cislunar communication capabilities while continuing to characterize the radiation environment at the Moon.
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