NASA cancels Swift telescope rescue after Katalyst LINK spacecraft tumbles

A spacecraft designed to boost the Swift observatory lost attitude control, ending the rescue attempt and shifting focus to proving servicing technology.

Luisa Marconi

Senior Space Correspondent

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NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies called off the mission to rescue the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory on August 20, 2026, after the LINK spacecraft lost attitude control in orbit ^[10].