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NASA is working with an American startup

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to attempt something

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no one has ever achieved —

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boost a spacecraft before 
it reenters the atmosphere.

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This is just a really different
kind of mission.

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We can't wait long.

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Its orbit has 
been lowering.

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If we do nothing,

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Swift will reenter 
the atmosphere,

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and so there's 
nothing to lose.

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Just a few months ago,

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this spacecraft was a
 conceptual drawing.

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Katalyst’s robotic spacecraft

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will approach the observatory,

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carefully capture it,

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and propel it to nearly 
its original orbit.

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Six months ago, 
this was a PowerPoint,

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and it looked 
nothing like this.

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In under a year, 
we’re going from

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identification of a problem, proposal,

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contract award, to launch.

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Saving Swift isn't about just preserving one mission.

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It's about moving 
forward in a future 

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where we can give 
spacecraft a second life.