Advanced Space Gives Update on Moon-Orbit Satellite Tests
Advanced Space's Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (Capstone) satellite has operated successfully for close to 10 months in orbit around the moon, Advanced blogged Wednesday. During that time, Capstone demonstrated spacecraft-to-spacecraft navigation services that allow future…
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spacecraft to determine their location relative to the moon without relying exclusively on tracking from Earth; and explored using one-way navigation through an onboard atomic clock, Advanced said.