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Mission To Boost NASA’s Swift Launches From Marshall Islands
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A mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Swift observatory has reached orbit.

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What to Expect: Commercial Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift
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A mission to boost the orbit of NASA’s Swift observatory is targeted to launch no earlier than Tuesday, June 30,…

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Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission
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A mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Swift observatory is poised for launch June 30.

June 26, 2026
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NASA Wallops to Support Launch Beginning Late June
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NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to support the launch of a suborbital sounding rocket for the Department…

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NASA Sounding Rocket to Launch Student Experiments
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NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to launch a sounding rocket carrying student-developed experiments for the agency’s RockSatX…

June 22, 2026
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Aircraft Carrying Swift Boost Satellite Takes off From NASA Wallops
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An airplane carrying a rocket loaded with a robotic spacecraft designed to raise NASA’s Swift departed the Wallops Flight Facility…

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Rocket Attached to Aircraft for Katalyst-NASA Swift Boost
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Engineers attached a Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket to the company’s Stargazer aircraft at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia…

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Rocket Integration Complete for Katalyst-NASA Swift Boost
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Engineers completed installation of Katalyst’s LINK into a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket on June 9 at NASA’s Wallops Flight…

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NASA Wallops to Support June Rocket Launch
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A suborbital rocket is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a window extending from June 10…

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Robotic Spacecraft for Swift Boost Mission Arrives at NASA Wallops
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The LINK spacecraft designed to capture and boost NASA’s Swift observatory arrived at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia…

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NASA to Showcase Mission to Boost Swift Spacecraft’s Orbit
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Media are invited to NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Wednesday, June 17, to view Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL…

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Katalyst Wraps Testing at NASA Goddard for Swift Boost Mission
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A daring mission to lift NASA’s sinking Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is now one step closer to launch this June.

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