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Katalyst Link satellite spins out of control
Katalyst Space Technologies' Link satellite, built to rescue NASA's Swift gamma-ray telescope, is spinning out of control after two of its three reaction wheels failed and its cold gas thruster system lost some functionality. Flight controllers are using another set of thrusters to slow the spin.
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