![]() As more nations and commercial players launch spacecraft to the Moon, this tracking will become increasingly crucial.Īssociate Professor Stephen Weddell of the University of Canterbury’s Electrical and Computer Engineering department leads the research team. ![]() The study team led by the University of Canterbury hopes to test a research technique for developing cislunar space situational awareness capabilities, which is a method of tracking spacecraft orbiting the Moon or between high Earth orbit and the Moon. The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) has signed an agreement with NASA to allow collaboration between the NASA CAPSTONE mission team and a research team led by the University of Canterbury. With the help of NASA’s CAPSTONE mission, the University of Canterbury is spearheading scientific cooperation to follow Moon-orbiting spacecraft.
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