Katalyst's satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA's Swift

Katalyst Space Technologies launched its Link satellite on July 4th weekend, beginning a weeks-long chase to rescue NASA's aging Swift observatory, which is dangerously close to falling out of orbit. Built and launched in under a year — an extraordinary feat — Link carries robotic arms and plasma thrusters to grab Swift and boost it higher. Success could prove that unprepared satellites can be commercially serviced in orbit, changing how the space industry operates.