Contracted by NASA under the Small Business Innovation Research Phase 3 contract, Katalyst Space Technologies' LINK servicing spacecraft will rendezvous and attach to NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to re-boost its orbit. This aims to demonstrate a key capability for the future of space exploration and extending the Swift mission’s science lifetime in gamma ray astronomy.
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Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Pegasus XL
Swift Rescue Mission
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T-0 (UTC)00:00 UTC
VehiclePegasus XL
StatusTBD
T-0 (UTC)30 June 2026 at 00:00 UTC
VehiclePegasus XL
Launch padKwajalein Atoll
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TypeMission Extension
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Rescue mission for NASA’s $500 million space telescope passes key testing milestone
Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link spacecraft is set to head to orbit in June 2026 onboard Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL air-launched rocket. NASA awarded Katalyst a $30 million contract for the mission in September 2025.