The Lockheed L-1011 from which this satellite was launched was made in 1974, 52 years ago, when America knew how to make stuff, and when unprofitable business lines folded.
It's the last of its kind still flying.
oddquark 📡☄️🌌@oddquark@vivaldi.net🚀 oddquark // Space Watch — 2026-07-05
IT LAUNCHED! 🚀 The LINK spacecraft is now chasing down NASA's Swift Observatory to grab it with three arms and boost it back to safety. A real-life orbital rescue mission — this is sci-fi made real and I am losing my mind! 🛸