Space alarm: the private satellite sent to rescue NASA's Swift telescope is spinning out of control

The spacecraft tasked with raising the orbit of the Swift observatory has lost stability. NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory studies gamma-ray bursts and other cosmic objects and events. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has spent more than two decades monitoring some of the most extreme events in the universe. NASA awarded Katalyst Space a contract to raise the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. During the final weekend of July, LINK lost attitude control and began spinning, reducing its ability to communicate with Earth.