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Katalyst\u2019s LINK spacecraft will conduct a survey of NASA\u2019s Swift telescope before attempting to dock.<\/p>\n

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Four years ago, entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman proposed a mission to NASA: Reboost the Hubble Space Telescope using a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. Ultimately, the agency passed on the offer to avoid the risk of damaging the aging but highly productive observatory but kept the…<\/p>\n

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Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.<\/p>\n

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