NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission
3 sources·Updated August 20, 2026
NASA Swift Boost mission
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- ET Tech·2h agoRescue mission for aging NASA space telescope fails
Katalyst's LINK craft was launched in early July to approach the observatory, also known as Swift, some 216 miles (347 km) in space, grapple onto it and then tug it to a higher orbit of roughly 373 miles (600 km), extending its life by years.
Read at ET Tech → - National Post·4h agoNASA calls off risky mission to save falling satellite
A spacecraft built by Katalyst Space launched in July with the goal of boosting the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, but it suffered control issues after launch
Read at National Post → - NASA Breaking News·10h agoNASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission
Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will not capture or boost an agency satellite to a higher altitude to extend its science mission as planned. However, LINK still will attempt to…
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