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Engineers at Katalyst Space Technologies are working to stabilize their Link satellite after it spun out of control during its mission to rescue NASA's Swift gamma-ray observatory, using the spacecraft's plasma engines to regain attitude control.
Katalyst Space Technologies launched its Link satellite on a Pegasus XL rocket to rescue NASA's Swift observatory from falling out of orbit, marking the first mission of its kind.
NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies are attempting an unprecedented rapid satellite rescue mission to boost the aging Swift observatory's orbit, preventing its loss due to atmospheric drag. The mission was conceived and developed in under a year with a $30 million contract.