NASA’s Swift Rescue Tug Spins Out of Control After Thruster Failure

NASA's rescue spacecraft experiences attitude-control failure, spins out of control

Boing Boing • 31 Jul 22:51

NASA's Katalyst LINK spacecraft, launched to boost the Swift Observatory, suffered reaction-wheel and thruster problems that left it spinning and intermittently communicating.

NASA's Swift Telescope Rescue Craft Experiences Unexpected Spin, Delaying Mission

The Daily Beast • 31 Jul 10:48

The unmanned Link spacecraft, designed to boost the aging Swift observatory to a higher orbit, began tumbling in space, postponing the planned rescue operation.

NASA and Katalyst Space address attitude-control problems on Swift rescue mission

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos • 30 Jul 19:35

NASA's rescue mission for the aging Swift telescope encountered attitude-control issues, but the contractor is working to stabilize the spacecraft and assess a revised capture plan.

NASA's Swift Observatory Rescue Attempt Faces Setbacks After Space Tug Malfunctions

Yahoo • 29 Jul 14:13

NASA's mission to boost the aging Swift telescope using the LINK spacecraft encountered attitude-control failures, leaving the rescue effort uncertain as the observatory's orbit continues to decay.

NASA's Swift Observatory Rescue Attempt Faces Setbacks After Space Tug Malfunctions

Futurism • 29 Jul 14:13

NASA's mission to boost the aging Swift telescope using the LINK spacecraft encountered attitude-control failures, leaving the rescue effort uncertain as the observatory's orbit continues to decay.

Katalyst's Rescue Satellite Encounters Thruster Failure, Threatening Swift Telescope Lift

AP News • 28 Jul 21:33

Katalyst Space Technologies reported that its Link satellite, intended to boost NASA's Swift observatory to a higher orbit, suffered thruster problems and entered an uncontrolled spin, delaying the rescue mission.