Why it'll take NASA's tiny CAPSTONE probe so long to reach the moon

[Admin]

NASA's 55-pound (25 kilograms) CAPSTONE cubesat launched toward the moon today (June 28), but it won't get there until Nov. 13.

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[Helio]

Great story.

CAPSTONE reminds me of the famous "Little Train That Could!" With its little engine, it makes multiple runs that accumulate to push past the big gravity well.