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NASA’s Swift Rescue Mission Clears Testing as Orbital Servicing Faces a Live Deadline
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.
- Swift could reenter in late 2026 without intervention due to accelerated orbital decay.
- The effort is an important real-world test of commercial orbital servicing.
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DT Editorial Team··via spaceflightnow.com