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[b]Rocket Lab Lunar Mission[/b] CAPSTONE will be launched to an initial low Earth orbit by Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle and then placed on a ballistic lunar transfer by Rocket Lab's Lunar Photon spacecraft bus. Unlike the Apollo lunar missions of the 1960s and 70s, which took a free return trajectory to the Moon, this fuel efficient ballistic lunar transfer makes it possible to send CAPSTONE on its way to such a distant orbit using a small launch vehicle. The Rocket Lab Lunar Mission CAPSTONE mission patch will be available from the company's store.
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