NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies have decided to halt efforts to save the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, as its rescue satellite Link failed to secure a safer orbit.
22-year-old Swift observatory will meet a fiery end later this year
Aug 20, 2026
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What's the storyNASA and Katalyst Space Technologies have called off their joint mission to save the Swift gamma-ray telescope.
The decision was announced on Wednesday, after the Link satellite, which was supposed to carry out the rescue operation, encountered "attitude control issues."
NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies have ended their mission to save the Swift Observatory. Persistent attitude-control…
Without a rescue, NASA's Swift Observatory is expected to reenter the atmosphere later this year.
The mission to save NASA's sinking space telescope has been called off. NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies announced the news…
Swift launched in 2004 to study powerful explosions such as gamma-ray bursts and other cosmic objects and phenomena.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope…
The mission to save NASA's sinking space telescope has been called off
