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Space.com · United States · Pegasus XL rocket's final flight will attempt the first-ever capture of an unprepared satellite, to save NASA's Swift
Space.com reported that Katalyst Space Technologies' LINK spacecraft, packed with three robotic arms and ion thrusters, will attempt to capture and reboost NASA's Swift observatory from its decaying orbit; the launch aboard the final Pegasus XL ever built is set for 6:23 a.m. EDT (10:23 UTC) June 30 from Kwajalein Atoll under a $30 million firm-fixed-price NASA contract.
“The Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled to fly for the very last time on June 30, sending a private spacecraft on a rescue mission to save one of NASA's most iconic space telescopes from falling back to Earth.”