Pegasus Rocket Launches Link To Save Swift Observatory

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Credit: Northrop Grumman
A Northrop Grumman Pegasus rocket has deployed a Katalyst Space spacecraft to boost the orbit of NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The Lightweight In-space Navigation and Kinematics (Link) spacecraft was launched July 3 using a Pegasus XL. The rocket was deployed from the Stargazer launch...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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