AIAA RM Speakers Program: Advanced Space: from CAPSTONE™ to Mars and Beyond

This program will highlight the CAPSTONE mission, the first cubesat ever to reach Earth's nearest neighbor. CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) that is currently orbiting the moon, will test and verify the calculated orbital stability planned for the Lunar Gateway space station. The spacecraft is a 12-unit CubeSat that will also test a navigation system that will measure its position relative to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) without relying on ground stations. It was launched on 28 June 2022, and has been operating for over 400 days. Mr. Cheetham will give an overview of the mission and highlight some of the successes. He will also discuss Advanced Space’s future plans for cislunar navigation with Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System (CAPS) and other programs.

Bradley Cheetham is a lifelong space advocate, highly experienced engineer, a three-time entrepreneur and, seasoned graduate-level instructor. Best known as the co-founder and…