… The Link satellite developed by Katalyst Space Technologies “experienced issues with attitude control” over the weekend, NASA said, causing the spacecraft to spin and resulting in sporadic communications. “Preliminary investigation shows that two of Link’s three reaction wheels currently are not op… …
… SDA’s history has been marred by schedule delays, production and supply chain bottlenecks, and technical issues with the organization’s first batches of operational data relay satellites after their launch last year. …
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… The spacecraft is still alive, and Katalyst said it will make the most of Link’s remaining capacity, which may still allow it to get near enough to Swift for a demonstration of the satellite’s close-in navigation system. “While the mission will not have the ending we originally intended, NASA and K… …
… He has previously written for New Scientist, Scientific American, IEEE Spectrum, Wired, Undark Magazine and MIT Tech Review, among many other publications, about topics such as deepfakes, data centers, drones, battery tech, robotics, and GPS jamming. …
… NASA’s official schedule for missions visiting the ISS indicates the Starliner-1 launch date is “under review.” But the odds of launching Starliner-1 before 2027 look to be diminishing if NASA anticipates it will take until the end of the year to resolve all of the spacecraft’s technical issues and… …
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