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LINK Spacecraft Set for Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift Observatory

A Katalyst engineer runs tests on LINK while the satellite is inside the Pegasus XL rocket attached to the Stargazer aircraft at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the evening of Tuesday, June 16, 2026.

Image Credit: NASA/Ron Beard

TakenJune 16, 2026

Image CreditNASA/Ron Beard

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