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NASA cancels Swift space telescope rescue mission as space tug fails
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory faces an uncontrolled, fiery re-entry after critical hardware failures crippled the robotic tug sent to save it.
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Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth
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.
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NASA launches Link spacecraft to rescue falling Swift telescope
Katalyst Space Technologies launched the Link spacecraft to stabilize the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which is losing altitude due to solar activity.