The boat, which is about the size of a microwave oven and weighs just 55 kilograms, will be launched from the Mahia Peninsula of New Zealand sometime between 13 and 22 June.
The next “big step for humanity” is to be taken by NASA by sending the spacecraft “CAPSTONE” into orbit around the Moon, later this month, as part of the preparation of a new lunar space station.
The boat, which is about the size of a microwave oven and weighs just 55 kilograms, will be launched from the Mahia Peninsula of New Zealand sometime between 13 and 22 June.
It will test the stability of a halo-shaped orbit around the moon before being used by Lunar Gateway, NASA’s programmed lunar outpost.
It is noted that the Lunar Gateway will one day serve as a “base area” for humans to land on the moon and possibly as a jump point for missions to Mars.
Its launch CAPSTONE However, it was postponed again this week with a possible date of “not earlier than June 13”, since it was previously set for June 6.
Prior to that, the shipment was scheduled for May 31, before being canceled for unknown reasons.
The Rocket Lab, which will send the satellite into space with the rocket Electronsaid on Twitter that extra time was needed “to support the final launch and photon readiness tests”.
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