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Here’s how engineers plan to save the satellite sent to save NASA’s Swift mission var abtest_2165844 = new ABTest(2165844, 'click');

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“We believe that a capture of Swift, an attempted capture of Swift, is very much in the cards.” Artist's illustration of Katalyst's Link spacecraft (left) with NASA's Swift observatory (right). Artist's illustration of Katalyst's Link spacecraft (left) with NASA's Swift observatory (right). One week ago, more than 200 miles above the Earth, a refrigerator-size satellite making its way toward an attempted rescue of NASA’s $500 million Swift gamma-ray observatory suddenly spun out of control.
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Space Force-backed mission does its best impression of Top Gun in orbit var abtest_2165389 = new ABTest(2165389, 'click');

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“Dogfighting in space doesn’t quite have the drama of an aerial dogfight.” Rocket Lab's Puma satellite captured this view of True Anomaly's Jackal, or Panther, satellite in orbit during the first round of Victus Haze demonstrations. Rocket Lab's Puma satellite captured this view of True Anomaly's Jackal, or Panther, satellite in orbit during the first round of Victus Haze demonstrations.
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Reaction wheel failures leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit var abtest_2165132 = new ABTest(2165132, 'click');

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“Preliminary investigation shows that two of Link’s three reaction wheels currently are not operable.” A camera mounted on Katalyst's Link satellite captured this view of one of its solar arrays in orbit. A camera mounted on Katalyst's Link satellite captured this view of one of its solar arrays in orbit.
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