WASHINGTON — Katalyst Space is wrapping up operations of a spacecraft intended to reboost a NASA space telescope but which instead became a technology demonstration for satellite servicing.

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He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science…
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