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The 6RD said back with the rocket report talking about the SWIFT Boost mission. This SWIFT Boost mission is a new endeavor is something never attempted in space. The SWIFT Boost mission calls for an untested robotic spacecraft named Link. The rocket with the SWIFT observatory in low Earth orbit grab a hold of the fragile telescope without damaging it. The SWIFT telescope was never designed to be serviced, never designed to dock with anything nor be rebooted. After Link grabs a hold of the spacecraft, Link will energize its solar powered ion thrusters. The objective is to slowly boost the telescope back to a higher, safer orbit before the observatory falls back to Earth. The reboot process will take three months. Link is now in orbit and they are in contact with it.