All 1 tracked stories fall under one category: aerospace. Link spacecraft is most often covered alongside Ghonhee Lee, which appears in 1 of these 1 story. The tracked stories average 5 original sources each. Link spacecraft appears in 1 tracked Space & Defense story from August 20, 2026.
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What the coverage shows about Link spacecraft
All 1 tracked stories fall under one category: aerospace. Link spacecraft is most often covered alongside Ghonhee Lee, which appears in 1 of these 1 story. The tracked stories average 5 original sources each. Link spacecraft appears in 1 tracked Space & Defense story from August 20, 2026.
Stories tracked
1
Sources per story
5
Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 13 Space & Defense stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Appears alongside
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Link spacecraft. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
NASA and Katalyst announce Link will not attempt to capture Swift because of spacecraft control problems; reentry is expected no earlier than October 2026.
Link rescue spacecraft launched
Katalyst Space Technologies launches Link under a $30 million NASA contract to boost Swift from 345 km to 600 km altitude.
Science instruments shut off
NASA turns off Swift's instruments to slow orbital decay caused by intense solar activity.
Swift Observatory launched
NASA launches Swift to detect gamma-ray bursts and exploding stars; it would operate for more than 20 years.
The failed $30 million backup mission for NASA's aging Swift Observatory raises new questions about commercial on-orbit servicing reliability. With Link unable to control itself in close proximity, Swift will reenter the atmosphere after 20 years of gamma-ray science.