The NASA Swift Boost Mission is all set for launch tomorrow, June 30, at 6:23 a.m. EDT (10:23 p.m. local time UTC+12), from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Approx. timeline of events:
Few weeks: Katalyst LINK spacecraft commissioning
A month: Approach, grab planning, rendezvous and capture
Few months: The slow boost to higher orbit using Hall-effect ion thrusters
A month: Swift restart and testing
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/06/29/what-to-expect-commercial-mission-to-boost-nasas-swift/
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