Hackaday Links: August 2, 2026
Hackaday Links: August 2, 2026 No comments by: Tom Nardi August 2, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy About a month ago, we brought you word that the commercial rescue mission designed by Katalyst Space to save NASA’s Swift gamma-ray observatory had reached orbit and early indicators were looking good. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for things to start going sideways, and up until very recently, the situation seemed pretty dire. But according to an interview with Katalyst’s CEO published yesterday by Ars Technica, the company has made some impressive progress on getting things back under control.
- ▪Hackaday Links: August 2, 2026 No comments by: Tom Nardi August 2, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy About a month ago, we brought you word that the commercial rescue mission designed by Katalyst Space to save NASA’s Swift gamma-ray observa
- ▪Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for things to start going sideways, and up until very recently, the situation seemed pretty dire.
- ▪But according to an interview with Katalyst’s CEO published yesterday by Ars Technica, the company has made some impressive progress on getting things back under control.
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Hackaday Links: August 2, 2026 No comments by: Tom Nardi August 2, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy About a month ago, we brought you word that the commercial rescue mission designed by Katalyst Space to save NASA’s Swift gamma-ray observatory had reached orbit and early indicators were looking good. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for things to start going sideways, and up until very recently, the situation seemed pretty dire. But according to an interview with Katalyst’s CEO published yesterday by Ars Technica, the company has made some impressive progress on getting things back under control. For reasons unknown, the robotic vehicle started tumbling out of control last week. Shortly after that, mission controllers lost contact with Swift.
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