The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory faces an uncontrolled, fiery re-entry after critical hardware failures crippled the robotic tug sent to save it.

Katalyst Space Technologies has deployed its Link spacecraft to perform a robotic rescue of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The mission seeks to prevent the telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere by boosting it to a higher, stable orbit.

Katalyst Space Technologies launched the Link spacecraft to stabilize the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which is losing altitude due to solar activity.