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title: Plane launch to rescue a falling NASA telescope.
description: Northrop’s Pegasus XL selected for Katalyst’s NASA Swift mission. Thales Alenia forms the team for ESA’s Argonaut. Axiom and KBR advance the AxEMU. And more.
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# [Plane launch to rescue a falling NASA telescope.](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/651)

 Written by [Maria Varmazis](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/maria-varmazis) | Nov 20, 2025 8:51:01 PM

Summary

Katalyst Space has selected Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL air-launched rocket to deliver its robotic spacecraft to orbit for the upcoming NASA Swift Rescue Mission. Thales Alenia Space has signed multiple contracts shaping the core industrial team that will build the European Space Agency (ESA) Argonaut Lunar Descent Element. Axiom Space and KBR have completed the first uncrewed thermal vacuum test of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) Pressure Garment, and more.

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