'Hard not to root for the little guy.'
There are some positive takeaways from this brief blunder. Despite the delay, CAPSTONE's autonomous flight software was able to fix things on its own and bring the satellite back into contact, at which point the ground team were able to re-assume control.
It also managed to keep its antenna pointed towards Earth the entire time while simultaneously topping off its battery charge by keeping its solar panels oriented. Pretty impressive!, an ambitious program which aims to return humans to the lunar surface. Assuming there aren't any other hiccups, the satellite will be the first spacecraft to perform a special kind of elliptical orbit around the Moon
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