# Shawn Domagal-Goldman

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## Timeline

- **2026-06**: Mission assembly complete — Katalyst’s Link spacecraft is built and ready for launch, marking 10 months from contract award.
- **2025-09**: Katalyst wins $30M contract — NASA awards Katalyst Space Technologies a $30 million contract to build and launch the Link servicing spacecraft.
- **2025-08**: NASA solicits rescue proposals — NASA asks three companies for concepts to save Swift, requiring a mission ready in under a year.
- **2004-11**: Swift Observatory launched — NASA’s Swift gamma-ray burst mission launched into a 585 km orbit, designed without thrusters.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Startup Katalyst Lands $30M NASA Deal, Builds Satellite Rescuer in 10 Months
2026-06-19 02:28:14 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Space startup Katalyst Space Technologies, founded in 2020, beat established players to win a $30 million NASA contract. In under a year, it built the Link spacecraft to rescue the $500 million Swift Observatory—a bold demonstration of how agile startups can outpace traditional aerospace in complex government missions.
Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/katalyst-nasa-contract-swift-rescue

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