Terran Orbital Executes CAPSTONE’s Second TCM Burn
Today announced the successful completion of CAPSTONE’s second TCM burn. Much smaller than the first TCM burn, this second TCM burn demonstrates the spacecraft’s ability to perform small and precise maneuvers, a capability that is critical to operations in a Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO).
Follow CAPSTONE’s Four-Month Journey to the Moon in Real Time
During the next four months, CAPSTONE – short for the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment – will rack up serious mileage hurtling through deep space on its traverse from Earth to the Moon.
The first episode of Views from Space
Dig deeper into the space economy with a new Public.com Live series presented by Terran Orbital.
The first episode of Views from Space is hosted by Kinsey Grant. It features McKinsey & Company aerospace and defense experts Chris Daehnick and Jess Harrington. Listen to the replay to learn how the space industry could evolve in the next decade.
Terran Orbital Appoints Jonathan Siegmann as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
Jonathan Siegmann joins as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Mr. Siegmann will lead Terran Orbital’s investor relations, M&A, and venture efforts among other development initiatives.
Terran Orbital Successfully Completes CAPSTONE’s First TCM Burn
The successful completion of CAPSTONE’s first TCM burn (TCM-1). As the first statistical maneuver of the mission, TCM-1 is designed to clean up expected dispersions from the launch vehicle injection – enabling CAPSTONE to continue its pathfinding lunar journey in support of NASA’s Artemis program.
CAPSTONE Satellite, Designed and Built by Terran Orbital, Successfully Deploys from Rocket Lab Lunar Photon into Lunar Transfer Orbit
The Terran Orbital designed, built, and integrated Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, otherwise known as CAPSTONE, successfully deploys from a Rocket Lab Lunar Photo into a Lunar Transfer Orbit. With deployment complete, Terran Orbital will now commence the satellite’s mission operations.