NASA’s Bold Rescue for Aging Space Telescope

NASA’s aging Swift telescope, stranded by solar storms and plummeting toward oblivion, is getting a last-ditch robotic rescue thanks to startup Katalyst Space Technologies. With a $30 million mission set to launch as early as Tuesday, Katalyst’s robotic arm-equipped spacecraft will grab Swift mid-orbit and boost it back to safety—before it hits its point of no return in October. This bold, first-of-its-kind U.S. space servicing mission could pave the way for repairing or refueling other aging satellites, potentially saving billions. If successful, Swift could be back hunting cosmic explosions by September—and this rescue might just be the start of a new era in space maintenance, with Hubble next in line. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/843651eaaa8d8957