Under pressure
“I consider this a success already, just from the fact that we’re even going to try this.”
The Link spacecraft developed by Katalyst Space Technologies moves into a vibration chamber at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland on April 15, 2026.
NASA/Scott Wiessinger
WALLOPS ISLAND, Virginia—Just 10 months ago, NASA asked three companies if they could do something nobody had done before. Could they build and launch a satellite to save a $500 million astronomy mission at risk of crashing back to Earth? What’s more, could they do it in less than a year on a tight budget?
