NASA called off a private mission to save the Swift gamma-ray observatory on 19 August 2026 after the LINK probe encountered control system problems. The telescope will plunge into Earth's atmosphere and burn up later in 2026.
On August 19, 2026, NASA and Katalyst Space announced that the LINK spacecraft would not attempt to capture and boost NASA's Swift gamma-ray observatory due to an ongoing attitude control issue. Without a rescue, Swift is expected to reenter the atmosphere later in 2026.
com/2026/08/19/s... NASA’s Swift Observatory, which studies some of the most powerful explosions in the universe, is expected to burn up in the atmosphere.
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Katalyst Space Technologies' robotic spacecraft Link, a $30 million mission launched on July 3 from Kwajalein Atoll, reentered Earth's atmosphere on September 25 after failing to raise the orbit of NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The three-armed spacecraft was unable to complete its rescue mission despite nearly three months of operation.
A private spacecraft designed to rescue NASA's Swift Observatory came within nine miles and captured photographs of the doomed satellite on September 4, 2026. Despite the approach, the rescue mission was unable to prevent the telescope's eventual atmospheric reentry.
Katalyst Space's LINK servicing spacecraft, launched July 3 for NASA's Swift Boost Mission to raise the orbit of the Swift gamma-ray telescope, experienced attitude-control failure over the weekend causing the spacecraft to spin.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a $4.3 billion observatory, launched on August 30, 2026, from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and began a three-month, million-mile journey to the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2 (L2). The next-generation observatory is designed to explore dark matter, exoplanets, and other cosmic mysteries.
NASA's Swift spacecraft, under recovery commissioning, has experienced loss of two reaction wheels and intermittent communications as controllers work to stabilize the spacecraft. The mission encountered critical issues shortly after launch or recovery activation.
A private spacecraft launched to rescue NASA's aging Swift Observatory has run into technical difficulties. The mission aims to prevent the space telescope from falling into Earth's atmosphere.
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