Startup Aims To Catch A Falling Space Telescope

Katalyst Space LINK robotic spacecraft rendering

Katalyst’s LINK spacecraft will conduct a survey of NASA’s Swift telescope before attempting to dock.

Credit: Katalyst Space/NASA Concept
Four years ago, entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman proposed a mission to NASA: Reboost the Hubble Space Telescope using a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. Ultimately, the agency passed on the offer to avoid the risk of damaging the aging but highly productive observatory but kept the...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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