The right moves for a small satellite mission… And a brilliant idea to look for water ice on the Moon… some of the stories to tell you – This week at NASA! The Artemis I Moon mission is still targeting a November launch NASA is still targeting November 14 for the launch of the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft on Artemis I. The uncrewed flight test will send Orion past the Moon and back to Earth. CAPSTONE Unveiled at Lunar East: CAPSTONE will fly into lunar space – the orbital space near and around the Moon. The mission will demonstrate an innovative spacecraft-to-spacecraft navigation solution to the Moon from a nearly rectilinear halo orbit designed for the Artemis Gateway. Credit: NASA illustration/Daniel Rutter CAPSTONE completes successful maneuver After a successful orbit correction maneuver, the CAPSTONE spacecraft is still expected to reach lunar orbit on November 13. CAPSTONE will test the same unique, elliptical lunar orbit used by the Gateway lunar outpost as part of NASA’s Artemis program. This image shows NASA’s Lunar Lens above the Moon. The SmallSat mission will have a very elongated orbit, taking it 9 miles (15 kilometers) above the lunar South Pole to search for water ice in the Moon’s darkest craters. Credit: NASA Searching the Moon’s South Pole craters for water ice NASA’s Lunar Lens is a small satellite that will use lasers to search for water ice inside the darkest craters at the Moon’s South Pole. Water ice could provide a valuable resource for astronauts on future missions to the Moon. Lunar Flashlight is targeted for release in November. This visualization simulates illumination at the Moon’s South Pole in the year 2023. The field of view includes the region south of 88°S latitude. Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Illumination at the South Pole of the Moon This NASA visualization simulates the illumination at the Moon’s South Pole for all of 2023 and gives you an idea of ​​what some craters will look like from above. Data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was used to create this visualization. This is happening this week @NASA…