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2026-07-02 11:14 UTC
The launch of the NASA Swift Boost Mission has been postponed again.
The L-1011 aircraft carrying the Pegasus XL rocket did take off, but a launch vehicle issue temporarily prevented teams from deploying the rocket.
No new launch date announced yet as teams review the data.
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https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/07/02/launch-of-swift-boost-mission-delayed-teams-reviewing-data/
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@AkaSci@fosstodon.org 2026-07-03 09:07
The launch of the NASA Swift Boost Mission was attempted today Friday at 8:35 p.m. UTC+12 (4:35 a.m. EDT). No status update yet. Yesterday's launch abort was traced to a software issue that affected Pegasus navigation performance. A software update has been implemented. That was a quick fix and production deployment! https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/07/02/nasa-partners-update-launch-date-for-mission-to-boost-swift/ DutchSpace posted the flight track of the aircraft tail ID N140SC at https://bsky.app/profile/dutchspace.bsky.social/post/3mpq4gy6tb22t 13/n