Northrop Grumman Readies Last Pegasus For Swift Rescue Attempt

Lockheed L-1011
Credit: Matt Hartman
Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket, loaded with a spacecraft intended to boost NASA’s ailing Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a higher orbit, reached Mojave, California, on June 18, as its carrier aircraft stopped off en route to the Pacific for a launch that's targeted for later this month...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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