The United States returns to the lunar plan related satellites to lose contact, NASA: is trying to restore contact

Jimu Journalist Sun Yan

Intern Zeng Zheng

According to Bloomberg, on July 5th local time, the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) said that the US CAPSTONE cube satellite lost contact in the process of moving away from the earth's track to the moon. NASA said that he is currently trying to resume the establishment of connections.

Related report screenshots (picture source Bloomberg News)

It is understood that the satellite is an important part of the "Artemis Plan" for the United States to return to the moon, and CAPSTONE is the abbreviation of "technical operation and navigation test of the ground moon independent positioning system".

It is reported that on June 28, the Rockets equipped with Capstone cube satellites were successfully launched in New Zealand. The Rockets were developed by the American company's "Rocket Lab".

According to NASA's official website, in the 6 days after the satellite launch, the "photon" engine of the Rocket Lab was ignited at a critical moment at a critical moment and sent the satellite into the ballistic moon transfer track.

Related report screenshots (picture source NASA official website)

But on July 4, NASA lost contact with Capstone cube satellite. NASA spokesman Sarah Fraser said in an interview that his team was trying to find the reason for the loss of contact and tried to restore the establishment of contact.

Public information shows that the "Artemis Plan" is a manned space project funded by the US government. Its goal is to send the astronauts to the moon and return to the moon by 2024. The Mars manned landing mission shop is on the road.

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