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NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies will discuss a mission today to use the Link robotic servicing spacecraft to boost the orbit of NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.
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Washington D.C., Greenbelt, Maryland, Marshall Islands
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NASA, Katalyst Space Technologies, Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Brad Cenko, Kieran Wilson, Robert Lamontagne, Wes Collier
What
NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies will discuss a mission today to use the Link robotic servicing spacecraft to boost the orbit of NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:07:45 GMT · 2h 34m ago
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Washington D.C., Greenbelt, Maryland, Marshall Islands ·
Why
The Swift telescope, launched in 2004, is being dragged down by Earth's atmosphere and will be raised to give it more time to study the heavens.
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A private spacecraft has never linked up with a robotic U.S. government satellite in an unprecedented mission to extend the operational life of the Swift telescope, which is still capable of studying gamma-ray bursts.
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