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Health & Science3h 39m ago

NASA and Katalyst representatives will discuss the plan today, during a press conference that starts at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT).

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Washington, Greenbelt, Marshall Islands

Who
NASA, Katalyst Space Technologies, Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Brad Cenko, Kieran Wilson, Robert Lamontagne, Wes Collier
What
NASA and Katalyst representatives will discuss the plan today, during a press conference that starts at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT).
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:07:45 GMT · 3h 39m ago
Where
Washington, Greenbelt, Marshall Islands ·
Why
The mission aims to raise the Swift space telescope's orbit to give it more time to study the heavens, as Earth's atmosphere is dragging it down.
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This mission represents an unprecedented collaboration between a private spacecraft and a U.S. government satellite to prevent a valuable scientific instrument from re-entering the atmosphere, extending its operational life for gamma-ray burst research.

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  1. Health & Science3h 39m ago
    NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies representatives will discuss a mission to boost the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory during a press conference today, June 17, at 11 a.m. EDT.
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  2. Health & Science3h 39m ago
    NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies representatives will discuss a plan today to boost the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.
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  3. Health & Science3h 39m ago
    NASA will discuss an ambitious mission to boost the orbit of its Swift space telescope during a press conference today (June 17)
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    NASA and Katalyst representatives will discuss the plan today, during a press conference that starts at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT).
  5. Health & Science3h 39m ago
    NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies representatives will discuss a plan to boost the orbit of the Swift space telescope today, June 17, during a press conference.
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  6. Health & Science3h 39m ago
    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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  7. Health & Science3h 39m ago
    NASA discussed a mission to boost the orbit of its Swift space telescope during a press conference today.
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  8. Health & Science7h 26m ago
    NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a rapid-response space telescope, is slowly falling out of orbit, but a mission this summer will boost it to a higher altitude to extend its operational life.
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  9. Health & Science7h 26m ago
    NASA's Swift Observatory, a rapid-response space telescope, which is slowly falling out of orbit, is slated for a daring mission this summer where a spacecraft will launch from Earth and rendezvous with Swift to boost it to a higher altitude and extend its life.
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  10. Health & Science7h 26m ago
    A daring mission this summer will launch a spacecraft from Earth to rendezvous with the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to boost it to a higher altitude and extend its life.
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  11. Health & Science7h 26m ago
    NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a 'rapid-response' space telescope, will receive an orbital boost this summer through a mission involving a spacecraft named LINK to extend its operational life.
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