Nasa’s ambitious mission to prolong the service of the Swift Observatory has concluded without success. The robotic servicing spacecraft, LINK, faced significant technical challenges post-launch. An attitude-control malfunction impeded its ability to engage with the Swift Observatory, which is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere by the year’s end. Nonetheless, LINK will continue to pursue proximity operations to showcase promising servicing technologies for the future.
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