One week ago, more than 200 miles above the Earth, a refrigerator-size satellite making its way toward an attempted rescue […]
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Reaction wheel failures leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit
Extending Swift’s scientific mission was not the only consideration when NASA officials selected Katalyst to build and launch a satellite […]
Katalyst’s satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA’s Swift
It will take several weeks for the Link spacecraft to rendezvous with NASA’s Swift observatory. Northrop Grumman’s L-1011 carrier aircraft […]
A bold satellite rescue mission came together in record time, but will it work?
“I consider this a success already, just from the fact that we’re even going to try this.” The Link spacecraft […]
A unique NASA satellite is falling out of orbit—this team is trying to rescue it
Katalyst Space Technologies must launch the Swift rescue mission by this summer. NASA’s Swift observatory is unwrapped after shipment to […]