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20 Aug 2026, 5:43 PM	The Register	1.5	No lift for Swift as NASA abandons orbital rescue NASA and Katalyst Space abandoned plans to grapple and reboost the Swift gamma-ray observatory into a higher orbit after Katalyst's LINK spacecraft lost two of three reaction wheels to a post-launch spin. Engineers used electric thrusters and a software update to regain control, but the diminished attitude control made the reboost unsafe. LINK will still attempt a rendezvous for data-gathering, but Swift is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere later this year. Why: The only transferable lesson for builders is the software-patch-as-recovery pattern: engineers pushed a software update reflecting LINK's reduced hardware capabilities to keep it operational. But this is a niche aerospace story with no actionable takeaway for developers, AI/ML practitioners, or SaaS founders. aerospace spacecraft software-update

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20 Aug 2026, 5:43 PM

The Register

1.5

No lift for Swift as NASA abandons orbital rescue

NASA and Katalyst Space abandoned plans to grapple and reboost the Swift gamma-ray observatory into a higher orbit after Katalyst's LINK spacecraft lost two of three reaction wheels to a post-launch spin. Engineers used electric thrusters and a software update to regain control, but the diminished attitude control made the reboost unsafe. LINK will still attempt a rendezvous for data-gathering, but Swift is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere later this year.

Why: The only transferable lesson for builders is the software-patch-as-recovery pattern: engineers pushed a software update reflecting LINK's reduced hardware capabilities to keep it operational. But this is a niche aerospace story with no actionable takeaway for developers, AI/ML practitioners, or SaaS founders.