Built by TerranOrbital, the microwave-oven-size Capstone spacecraft in May completed one of its primary missions. Find out why the company is one of the most influential of the year
ot a lot of people paid attention on Nov. 13, 2022, when the microwave-oven-size Capstone spacecraft began orbiting the moon. But they should have: astronauts will follow Capstone’s lead. Built by Terran Orbital, Capstone in May completed one of its primary missions: operating for six months in a novel, highly elliptical orbit thatGateway lunar space station will fly when it is launched at the end of 2024.
A pioneer in the field of small satellites, Terran has established a robotic assembly facility that dramatically slashes production timelines. “By the end of next year,” says Marc Bell, co-founder and CEO, “you can order a satellite on the first of the month and we can deliver it to you on the 30th.” And the company hopes to prevent orbital litter: its earth-orbiting satellites are designed to re-enter the atmosphere and vaporize at the end of their useful lives.
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