LINK spacecraft gets close to NASA's Swift Observatory, but not close enough to save it
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After the plan to save the veteran Swift Telescope, which was rapidly losing altitude and falling towards Earth, was cancelled, NASA reactivated the instrument to conduct scientific observations for the remainder of its lifespan.
The LINK spacecraft managed to approach between 12 and 15 kilometers from the NASA Swift Observatory, but a problem with the control of its thrusters forced to cancel the rescue attempt. While Swift is heading for an eventual re-entry and LINK faces the end of its mission, NASA and Katalyst Space seek to take advantage of the latest data and test orbital service technologies.
LINK, a satellite sent to raise the orbit of the American space agency NASA's Swift Observatory, had to abandon its mission, but the manufacturer and operator of the spacecraft, the company Katalyst Space, did not completely abandon it to its cosmic fate.
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