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

Spacecraft sent on rescue mission now spinning out of control

Boing Boing • 07月31日 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.

Spacecraft Sent on NASA Rescue Mission Now Needs Rescuing

The Daily Beast • 07月31日 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.

Mission to rescue space telescope may be in jeopardy

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos • 07月30日 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 Rescue Mission Spirals Into Crisis

Yahoo • 07月29日 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 Rescue Mission Spirals Into Crisis

Futurism • 07月29日 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.

Private mission to save NASA's Swift Observatory runs into trouble

AP News • 07月28日 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.