美国国家航空航天局（NASA）已向 Katalyst Space Technologies 支付 3000 万美元，委托其发射 Link 航天器以捕获并拯救因太阳风暴导致轨道衰减、面临坠毁风险的 NASA Swift 天文台 [1]。该望远镜当前运行高度为 224 英里（约 360 公里）[1]。此次任务计划将 Swift 的轨道提升 150 英里（约 240 公里），使其能够避开大气阻力并恢复正常运行 [1]。若救援成功，Swift 有望在 9 月重新开展宇宙观测工作 [1]；反之，若无助推器协助，该望远镜预计将于今年 10 月坠毁 [1]。
Katalyst Space Technologies has launched the Link spacecraft on a rescue mission designed to capture and salvage the NASA Swift Observatory [1]. The observatory is currently at risk of re-entering Earth's atmosphere due to orbital decay caused by solar storms, with its current altitude standing at 224 miles (360 kilometers) [1]. Without an assistive boost from the Link spacecraft, which plans to raise Swift's orbit by approximately 150 miles (240 kilometers), the telescope is expected to crash in October [1]. NASA has paid $30 million for this mission; if successful, Swift is anticipated to resume cosmic observations as early as September [1].