Spacecraft Bus Commissioning Complete for NASA's Arcstone

Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2025

Commissioning of the bus, or the main structure of the satellite, has now been completed for NASA's Arcstone lunar calibration instrument. Arcstone will now continue to go through commissioning to test its components and hardware and is expected to begin gathering science measurements approximately three weeks after launch - known as first light. As a technology demonstration, Arcsto