NASA's CAPSTONE mission launched into space from New Zealand on Tuesday. It is heading toward a lunar orbit that is intended for the future Gateway space station.
The miniscule satellite, called a CubeSat, is about the size of a microwave oven and weighs just 55 pounds (25 kilograms), but it will be the first to test out a unique, elliptical lunar orbit.
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