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NASA’s Swift Rescue Mission Clears Testing as Orbital Servicing Faces a Live Deadline
A commercial spacecraft built to save NASA’s aging Swift observatory has completed environmental testing, putting a high-risk orbital servicing mission on track as the telescope’s orbit continues to decay.
Key Takeaways
- Katalyst’s Link spacecraft completed environmental testing at NASA Goddard.
- The mission aims to dock with and boost the Swift Observatory to a higher orbit.
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