NASA与Katalyst Space Technologies合作开展了一项耗资3000万美元的紧急救援任务，试图将价值5亿美元的Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory从低地轨道（约地表上空200英里处）提升至更高轨道，以延长这个重要天文观测设施的寿命1。救援计划采用了名为Link的专用卫星，该卫星于7月3日成功发射并完成初步检查1。
然而，这一创新的拯救方案最终以失败告终。Link卫星在发射数周后开始发生故障，陷入失控旋转状态1。NASA于8月宣布正式中止救援任务1。
NASA partnered with Katalyst Space Technologies on an ambitious $30 million mission to save the $500 million Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory from orbital decay by launching a specialized rescue satellite called Link.1 The Link satellite successfully launched on July 3 and completed initial checks while operating at an altitude of approximately 200 miles above Earth.1 However, weeks after deployment, the rescue satellite began spinning out of control, prompting NASA to announce in August that the mission had been terminated.1
The collaboration represented an unconventional approach to satellite salvage, with Katalyst given nine months to build and launch the Link spacecraft.1 Despite the initial successful deployment, the failure of the rescue satellite meant that efforts to extend the Swift Observatory's operational life through orbital reboost could not proceed as planned.
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