Rescuing a rescue mission

Are We There Yet? by Central Florida Public Media

Aug 4, 202628:00Religion & Spirituality

A mission to save a falling spacecraft is now in need of its own rescue. Katalyst Space’s LINK satellite launched to raise the Swift observatory’s altitude, but now the spacecraft is out of control.

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