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Swift Rescue: NASA’s Bold Space Fix
NASA’s aging Swift Observatory, threatened by solar decay and set to crash into Earth by October, is getting a robotic lifeline from startup Katalyst Space Technologies. Their three-armed spacecraft, launching this week on a Pegasus rocket, aims to snag and boost Swift into a stable orbit—turning a last-ditch rescue into a pioneering test for in-space repair. If successful, Swift could return to cosmic explosion hunting by September, while also proving the concept for future missions, including potential Hubble rescues. This bold, $30 million gamble could redefine how we extend the lives of…
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