Following Its Successful
Launch and deployment last week, NASA lost its communications link with the CAPSTONE
Colorado-Based Advanced Space
Which built CAPSTONE, had pinpointed the cause of the anomaly and reestablished contact with the satellite.
Advanced Space
Said on Wednesday - “The signal confirmed the location of the spacecraft,”
It Added That
“Initial indications suggest the spacecraft systems are functioning properly” and that it is “happy and healthy.”
Nasa Plans to Build Moon Bases
Where astronauts can live and work for extended time, with the Gateway functioning as a link between those bases and Earth.
Now That CAPSTONE Is Back
In touch with its mission controllers, it shouldn’t be long before it enters the targeted lunar orbit