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  "id": 1992933,
  "title": "NASA, Katalyst call off SWIFT rescue mission over issues with rescue craft in space",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/nasa-katalyst-call-off-swift-rescue-mission-over-issues-with-rescue",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T18:33:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/nasa-katalyst-call-swift-rescue-mission-over-issues-rescue-craft-in-space-6329401"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 19, NASA and the rescue mission operator Katalyst Space announced the cancellation of a rescue mission to save NASA's aging SWIFT observatory. The decision came after the spacecraft responsible for boosting the telescope's orbit encountered irreparable technical problems in space. Katalyst Space and NASA's joint assessment of the LINK spacecraft revealed ongoing attitude control issues, rendering the mission to capture and boost NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory unfeasible. The statement from Katalyst Space affirmed their commitment to providing timely updates on breaking news and top stories.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "NASA and Katalyst Space cancel SWIFT rescue mission",
    "LINK spacecraft has attitude control issues in space",
    "Mission to boost SWIFT observatory deemed unfeasible"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "NASA, Katalyst call off SWIFT rescue mission over issues with rescue craft in space",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/nasa-katalyst-call-off-swift-rescue-mission-over-issues-with-rescue-1995346",
        "published": "2026-08-19T18:33:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "SpaceNews",
        "title": "Katalyst Space and NASA abandon plans for Swift reboost",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/katalyst-space-and-nasa-abandon-plans-for-swift-reboost",
        "published": "2026-08-19T19:23:06.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}