NASA and Startup Launch Robot Rescue Mission for Dying Swift Telescope

First reported by Ynet · Jun 23, 2026

What happened

NASA and startup Katalyst Space will launch LINK on Saturday to try to save the Swift telescope from burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. The mission, built in 250 days, would be the first to capture a satellite without docking equipment and could shape future satellite maintenance.

• 01LINK will launch Saturday to rescue NASA’s Swift telescope.
• 02Swift is below 400 kilometers and falling toward the atmosphere.
• 03This is the first attempt to capture a satellite without docking hardware.
• 04NASA wants to prove satellites can be repaired instead of abandoned.
• 05Swift has operated 22 years, far beyond its planned two-year life.

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Now 14Right · HebrewJun 24, 2026

NASA and Startup Launch Robot Rescue Mission for Dying Swift Telescope

YnetCenter · HebrewJun 23, 2026

NASA Attempts Unprecedented Rescue of Swift Observatory as It Drops Toward Earth

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