Everything about CAPSTONE
NASA satellite to test the Lunar Gateway orbit
CAPSTONE also known by its backronym; Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, is a lunar orbiter that is testing and verifying the calculated orbital stability planned for the now canceled Lunar Gateway space station. The spacecraft is a 12-unit CubeSat that is also testing a navigation system that is measuring its position relative to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) without relying on ground stations. It was launched on 28 June 2022, arrived in lunar orbit on 14 November 2022, and was scheduled to orbit for six months. On 18 May 2023, it completed its primary mission to orbit in the near-rectilinear halo orbit for six months, but will stay on this orbit, continuing to perform experiments during an enhanced mission phase. NASA declared its mission complete on 6 July 2026, though Advanced Space will continue operating the spacecraft as a technology testbed. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: CAPSTONEA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Improving learning experiences in software engineering capstone courses using artificial intelligence virtual assistantsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: IowaThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Adebrelimab or placebo plus carboplatin and etoposide as first-line treatment for extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (CAPSTONE-1): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trialCited 402 times
- Go sideways: Near-rectilinear halo orbitA closely related topic
- Go sideways: CAPSTONE 2A closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
Noun A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.
Verb To complete as a crowning achievement; to top off.
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Adebrelimab or placebo plus carboplatin and etoposide as first-line treatment for extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (CAPSTONE-1): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial
A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project‐Oriented Capstone Courses
Problem-based learning and self-efficacy: How a capstone course prepares students for a profession
Early treatment with baloxavir marboxil in high-risk adolescent and adult outpatients with uncomplicated influenza (CAPSTONE-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial
A Capstone Course on Agile Software Development Using Scrum
A Survey of Capstone Engineering Courses in North America
Teaching Communication in Capstone Design: The Role of the Instructor in Situated Learning
A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of a Multidisciplinary Engineering Capstone Design Course
🆕 Influential since 2022
Improving learning experiences in software engineering capstone courses using artificial intelligence virtual assistants
A systematic literature review of capstone courses in software engineering
Embedding sustainable development goals (SDGs) in an undergraduate business capstone subject using an experiential learning approach: A qualitative analysis
Toward an AI Knowledge Assistant for Context-Aware Learning Experiences in Software Capstone Project Development
Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE). XII. The Detectability of Capstone Biosignatures in the Mid-infrared—Sniffing Exoplanetary Laughing Gas and Methylated Halogens
📚 Books worth reading
IowaPatricia K. Kummer · 1999- 📕The Entry Level Occupational Therapy Doctorate Capstone A Framework for the Experience and ProjectElizabeth DeIuliis, Julie Bednarski · 2024 · 2024
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