NASA satellite rescue mission fails, swift telescope set to fall to earth
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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- NASA, Katalyst call off SWIFT rescue mission over issues with rescue craft in space channelnewsasia.com
- Rescue mission for ageing Nasa space telescope fails scmp.com
- Katalyst Space and NASA abandon plans for Swift reboost spacenews.com
- NASA's Swift telescope will plunge toward Earth after rescue mission called off cbsnews.com
