Katalyst Space’s LINK spacecraft will launch from an airplane in the Marshall Islands to boost NASA’s Swift Observatory, which is dangerously close to burning up.

A high-risk mission to raise the orbit of a NASA astrophysics spacecraft is set to launch later this month after less than a year of development.

I consider this a success already, just from the fact that we're even going to try this."

Das Weltraumteleskop Swift soll von einem robotischen Raumschiff zurück in einen hohen Orbit geschoben werden. Der wurde in Rekordzeit fertig und ist bereit.

Built in 1974, the Stargazer aircraft is the last Lockheed L-1011 that's still flying.

NASA's Swift space observatory is falling out of orbit. Can a commercial company build a spacecraft in nine months to save it?

Katalyst Space’s LINK spacecraft will launch from an airplane in the Marshall Islands to boost NASA’s Swift Observatory, which is dangerously close to burning up.

Alla fine della prossima settimana sar� lanciata una missione per salvare il telescopio spaziale Swift dal rientro atmosferico. Il satellite LINK di Katalyst sar� lanciato in…