The University of Canterbury is leading a research collaboration with assistance from NASA's CAPSTONE mission team, which Rocket Lab is launching tonight.
CAPSTONE is a miniaturised satellite about the size of a microwave and will embark on a four-month journey to orbit around the Moon for at least six months to understand the characteristics of the orbit.
The University of Canterbury is leading the research collaboration to track the spacecraft and space junk
To tell us about the University of Canterbury's role Wallace Chapman speaks Electrical and Computer Engineering academic Associate Professor, Stephen Weddell.
Photo: The University of Canterbury
