NASA successfully launched its mission to save the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory on July 3, just over nine months after awarding the rescue contract to Katalyst Space Technologies — a turnaround that left almost no room for error. Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket dropped from the belly of the L-1011 aircraft Stargazer at roughly 40,000Continue reading “NASA launches Swift Boost mission to rescue space telescope”
