"CAPSTONE: A Successful Launch That Continues to Thrive"

CAPSTONE, a privately owned cubesat funded by NASA, continues to operate successfully more than a year after its launch. The spacecraft, owned by Advanced Space, is providing valuable data to support NASA's Artemis lunar exploration efforts. CAPSTONE has completed its primary mission in a near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) around the moon and is now in an enhanced mission phase focused on automation experiments and data collection. The spacecraft has overcome initial technical challenges and has been instrumental in testing the stability of NRHO and conducting navigation experiments. The experience gained from CAPSTONE will inform Advanced Space's future missions, including the development of the Oracle spacecraft for the Air Force Research Laboratory.