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  "title": "Attitude control issues leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/28/attitude-control-issues-leave-swift-rescue-mission-spinning-in-orbit",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-07-28T22:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica Science",
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    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/reaction-wheel-failures-leave-swift-rescue-mission-spinning-in-orbit/"
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  "summary": "\"Preliminary investigation shows that two of Link's three reaction wheels currently are not operable.\"",
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      {
        "outlet": "Scientific American",
        "title": "Rescue mission to save NASA’s Swift space telescope is imperiled in orbit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/29/rescue-mission-to-save-nasas-swift-space-telescope-is-imperiled-in",
        "published": "2026-07-29T13:15:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Space.com",
        "title": "NASA is sending 2 probes to the moon to test complex 'three-body orbits'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/nasa-is-sending-2-probes-to-the-moon-to-test-complex-three-body-orbits",
        "published": "2026-07-31T16:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}