NASA Awards Contract for Swift Spacecraft Orbit Boost Attempt

Mission Targeted for Spring 2026

NASA has awarded a contract to raise a spacecraft’s orbit to Katalyst Space Technologies of Flagstaff, Arizona. Katalyst’s robotic servicing spacecraft will rendezvous with the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and raise it to a higher altitude, demonstrating a key capability for the future of space exploration and extending the Swift mission’s science lif…