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🚀Swift Boost Mission with Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Swift Boost Mission via Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Commercial • USA

Kwajalein Atoll

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Jun 30 at 12:30am

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Jun 30 at 07:30am

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Pegasus XL

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Swift Boost Mission

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Mission description

Contracted by NASA under the Small Business Innovation Research Phase 3 contract, Katalyst Space Technologies' LINK servicing spacecraft will rendezvous and attach to NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to re-boost its orbit. This aims to demonstrate a key capability for the future of space exploration and extending the Swift mission’s science lifetime in gamma ray astronomy.

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NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is the United States government agency responsible for the nation's civilian space program and aerospace research. It pioneers space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research. NASA's missions range from human spaceflight, like the Apollo and Artemis programs, to robotic planetary exploration, such as the Mars rovers, and groundbreaking space telescopes, enhancing our understanding of the universe and advancing technology.