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The probe sent by NASA to the moon is in trouble: it is in safe mode

CAPSTONE is a cubesat that weighs just 24kg and is heading for the moon as part of NASA’s plan to return humans to its surface for the first time in over 50 years. | Font: POT

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probe sent POT to Moon, CAPSTONEencounters more than one problem on the way to the satellite.

The mission is currently in safe mode after a problem was discovered in the trajectory correction maneuver on 8 September.

What’s going on with CAPSTONE?

Spacecraft “Experiment on technologies of a circumlunar autonomous positioning and navigation system” (COMPLETION) was performing its third trajectory correction maneuver on September 8 when it encountered an unspecified problem at the end of the burn, the space agency said.

This problem put the spacecraft into a safe defense mode.

“Mission team COMPLETION well aware of the status and status of the spacecraft,” said POT in a statement. “The mission operations team is in communication with the spacecraft and is working to find a solution with support from the Deep Space Network.”

POT issued the statement hours after satellite observers noticed unusual network activity related to COMPLETIONwith several antennas at a network facility in Goldstone, California, trying to contact the spacecraft.

This behavior is similar to what happened when the spacecraft experienced a communication problem shortly after launch in July.

Why is CAPSTONE important?

COMPLETION This is a mission funded POT to test operations in the nearly rectilinear halo orbit around the Moon that the agency plans to use for the Artemis lunar exploration campaign, including Gateway, a manned orbital base.

The spacecraft will also test its ability to autonomously determine its position in this orbit.

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