SCI & TECH● LOWAug 20 · Aug 20, 2026, 3:31 AM
NASA satellite rescue mission fails, swift telescope set to fall to earth
France 24 [en]
NASA said on Wednesday a $30 million mission to save its Swift space telescope had failed after the rescue spacecraft could not be controlled. The unprecedented effort aimed to use a robot to move Swift into a higher orbit. The satellite is now expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrate later this year.
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