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NASA Just Bet $30M That a Startup Can Catch a Falling Telescope With Robot Arms
A tiny company built a spacecraft in 7 months to chase down and grab NASA's dying Swift Observatory before it burns up
NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is falling — its orbit decayed from 600 km to 370 km. Katalyst Space Technologies built a robotic spacecraft called LINK in 7 months to grab it with three robot arms and boost it back to safety. The $30M contract is a proof-of-concept for in-orbit servicing that could one day save Hubble. Launch: June 2026. Source: Science | AAAS
NASA 就賭 $30 億 終止 startup 可以用機器臂接住掉落的望遠鏡
一家小公司七个月内建成了航天飞船，追捕并抓住了NASA即将焚毁的Swift观测卫星。
### 半小时快讯 · 2026-06-25 09:00 UTC 纳斯达克公司豪赌3亿美元让机器人手臂抓[K 住即将坠毁的航天 telescope 紧凑的小型企业7个月内就建成了能够追捕并抓取NASA即[K 将坠毁的Swift天文台的航天器Katalyst Space Technologies最近建造了一艘配备有机[K 械臂的航天器来追逐和抓住NASA即将坠毁的Neil Gehrels Swift天文台。Swift天文台[K 的轨道高度从600公里降到了370公里。
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