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NASA has cancelled its rescue mission for the aging Swift telescope due to spacecraft control system failures, but will use the attempt to gather data for future satellite servicing missions.
Due to an ongoing attitude control issue, the LINK spacecraft will not boost NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory as planned, but will still attempt rendezvous operations to demonstrate satellite servicing capabilities for future space exploration.
A Northrop Grumman robotic servicing satellite with two flexible arms launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9, aiming to perform satellite servicing in geosynchronous orbit over the next decade. The mission highlights growing competition in on-orbit servicing between the US and China.
Rocket Report newsletter covering recent space industry news including Skyroot Aerospace's first commercial rocket launch window, SpaceX's millenary milestone, NASA's Artemis II completion, and the final flight of the Pegasus rocket.