NASA abandons rescue of Swift telescope
What happened
NASA and Katalyst Space announced that the Link spacecraft will no longer capture or boost the Swift telescope to a higher altitude due to an ongoing attitude control issue. The agency is giving up on trying to rescue the Swift Observatory satellite from falling into Earth's atmosphere. Instead, the Link spacecraft will conduct rendezvous operations. The Verge reported this development.
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Timeline
- Reported NASA and Katalyst Space called off Swift telescope boost due to attitudThe Verge