Swift Telescope Rescue

NASA launches a robot mission to save the falling Swift observatory.

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NASA launched an emergency mission to stop the Swift Observatory from crashing to Earth
The Verge

NASA launched an emergency mission to stop the Swift Observatory from crashing to Earth

Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth
Washington Times

Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth

NASA launches robot rescue of orbital observatory
World News Group

NASA launches robot rescue of orbital observatory

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Northrop Grumman launched Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link spacecraft from the Marshall Islands on Friday, starting a NASA-funded rescue of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The Pegasus rocket, released from a modified aircraft, reached orbit after a last-minute launch problem delayed the mission. Link is to rendezvous with Swift, grab it with three arms and raise its orbit because the 22-year-old telescope has no propulsion. Swift, launched in 2004, has been pushed lower by solar activity and could reenter Earth’s atmosphere in coming months.

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