Startup entity
Every one of those 1 sits in a single category, product-launch. Swift Observatory is most often covered alongside Katalyst Space Technologies, which appears in 1 of these 1 story. The tracked stories average 2 original sources each. Swift Observatory appears in 1 tracked Startup story from June 19, 2026.
Last mentioned: Aug 1, 2026
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Every one of those 1 sits in a single category, product-launch. Swift Observatory is most often covered alongside Katalyst Space Technologies, which appears in 1 of these 1 story. The tracked stories average 2 original sources each. Swift Observatory appears in 1 tracked Startup story from June 19, 2026.
Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 7 Startup stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Swift Observatory. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Mission assembly complete
Katalyst’s Link spacecraft is built and ready for launch, marking 10 months from contract award.
Katalyst wins $30M contract
NASA awards Katalyst Space Technologies a $30 million contract to build and launch the Link servicing spacecraft.
NASA solicits rescue proposals
NASA asks three companies for concepts to save Swift, requiring a mission ready in under a year.
Swift Observatory launched
NASA’s Swift gamma-ray burst mission launched into a 585 km orbit, designed without thrusters.
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.
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