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Pegasus XL rocket
Coverage of Pegasus XL rocket in the Nexus archive.
- Daring rescue mission launches to save a 3,200-pound NASA observatory from an untimely end
NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is at risk of reentering Earth's atmosphere, prompting a commercial rescue mission by Katalyst Space Technologies to boost its orbit. A robotic satellite named LINK was launched via a Pegasus XL rocket to capture and raise the observatory's altitude.