--- title: The robot NASA hired to lift a orbital telescope is... description: A Katalyst Space robotic spacecraft called LINK, launched July 3 on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus rocket, has lost control and begun tumbling after two of its... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-robot-nasa-hired-to-lift-a-orbital-telescope-is-tumbling-out-of-control-atns0apvc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The robot NASA hired to lift a orbital telescope is tumbling out of control | daily.dev og:description: A Katalyst Space robotic spacecraft called LINK, launched July 3 on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus rocket, has lost control and begun tumbling after two of its... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-robot-nasa-hired-to-lift-a-orbital-telescope-is-tumbling-out-of-control-atns0apvc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/aTnS0aPvC.png og:image:alt: The robot NASA hired to lift a orbital telescope is tumbling out of control og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The robot NASA hired to lift a orbital telescope is tumbling out of control **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A Katalyst Space robotic spacecraft called LINK, launched July 3 on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus rocket, has lost control and begun tumbling after two of its three reaction wheels failed and a thruster system developed problems. The mission was intended to rendezvous with NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and boost it to a higher orbit, extending its operational life — the first time NASA has contracted a private company for such a task. Flight controllers are attempting recovery using backup thrusters and report early signs of progress. Katalyst raised $12 million in June to support the mission, which was built on an accelerated timeline due to the urgency of raising Swift's orbit within the coming months. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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