How much was NASA's contract with Katalyst for the Swift boost mission?
The Swift boost mission is a commercial NASA rescue of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a gamma-ray telescope launched in 2004 whose orbit is decaying. NASA awarded Katalyst Space Technologies a USD 30 million contract in September 2025 to build the 'Link' servicing spacecraft, which launched on 3 July 2026 on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket. NASA's release of 19 August 2026 says the spacecraft then experienced attitude control issues and would attempt rendezvous and proximity operations instead of the original boost plan.
Contract value
$30 million
Cost basis: 2025
NASA/Sophia Roberts and Scott WiessingerPublic domain
Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Contract value2025
Project metrics
Key dimensions
- Massspaceflightnow.com
- 425 kg
Project record
Opened or launched
NASA3 July 2026