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Last update: 7 hours agoSpace Tech (Marshall Islands launch): NASA is racing to save the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory from re-entering Earth’s atmosphere, with a first-of-its-kind robotic servicing mission called Swift Boost. Mission details: Arizona startup Katalyst Space Technologies will launch its three-armed robot LINK on a Pegasus XL rocket from Kwajalein Atoll (Marshall Islands), aiming to rendezvous, grapple, and raise Swift’s orbit by roughly 300 km to extend operations for years. Why it’s urgent: heightened solar activity has sped up atmospheric drag, and Swift must stay above about 300 km or risk loss later this year. Cost and stakes: the rescue is budgeted around $30 million and officials describe success odds as about 50-50. Next target (if it works): NASA says Hubble could be next for similar robotic help.
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