Event Brief
Katalyst Space and NASA abandon Swift reboost plan
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Aug 19, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Summary: Katalyst Space and NASA have called off plans to use Katalyst’s Link spacecraft to raise the orbit of NASA’s Swift gamma-ray observatory. The effort was dropped due to attitude-control problems with the Link spacecraft.
WHO: Katalyst Space and NASA
WHAT: They abandoned plans to use the Link spacecraft for a Swift orbit reboost.
WHEN: Aug 19, 2026 at 3:23 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: Attitude-control problems with the Link spacecraft.
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