High above the remote Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and the northernmost part of Australia, an air-launched rocket fired into space on Independence Day weekend to kick off a weekslong ...

NASA's Swift Observatory is in peril. A last minute mission to save it could make spaceflight history. Here's everything to know.

By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) - NASA and Arizona-based startup Katalyst launched a robotic spacecraft over the Pacific on Thursday on a mission to rescue an aging NASA ...

A first-of-its-kind mission launched Friday in the hopes of preventing NASA’s Swift Observatory from dropping out of low-Earth orbit.

A rush rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope remains grounded, this time because of a last-minute launch problem. Northrop Grumman ’s rocket-launching plane took off from the Marshall Islands ...

NASA is preparing a robotic rescue mission to boost the falling Swift telescope, test satellite servicing, and avoid a costly ...

‘A lot will have to go right’ if first-of-its-kind Swift observatory rescue mission is to succeed ...

Partnering with Katalyst Space Technologies, a robotic spacecraft named Link will rendezvous with Swift to reposition it to a safer orbit. This mission could revolutionize satellite servicing for ...

A high-stakes mission to save NASA's Swift Observatory from a fiery end has relied on Virginia. Here's an inside look ahead of a June 2026 launch.

WASHINGTON, United States — NASA on Tuesday is set to launch a daring robotic rescue mission, a long shot bid to prevent one of its aging telescopes from vanishing into dust. If successful, the effort ...

Katalyst Space's LINK spacecraft is designed to capture and boost NASA's Swift observatory back to a safe altitude.

SpaceX is targeting an evening launch of a Northrop Grumman robotic vehicle featuring a pair of swiveling arms with clampy ...