CAPSTONE
An illustration of CAPSTONE, a 12-unit cubesat that will test lunar navigation technologies and operations in the orbit planned for the lunar Gateway. Credit: Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems

WASHINGTON — NASA has awarded a contract to a small business for the development of a cubesat designed to demonstrate the use of the unique orbit planned for the agency’s lunar Gateway.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...