LINK Spacecraft Recovery Takes A Major Turn As NASA’s Swift Mission Awaits A New Orbit Boost

Katalyst Space’s LINK spacecraft has reached a recovery milestone as teams prepare the vehicle for a planned orbital boost of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Katalyst Space has slowed the spin of their LINK spacecraft and will continue to attempt to restabilize it in the coming days. The software update represents a transition from recovery operations toward mission execution. What comes next for the LINK spacecraft missionKatalyst Space will continue preparing LINK for its upcoming operations after the successful reduction of the spacecraft’s spin. For NASA’s Swift mission, the success of LINK could open a path toward a higher orbit and continued scientific observations.