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  "id": 2033066,
  "title": "Rescue mission for ageing Nasa space telescope fails",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/rescue-mission-for-ageing-nasa-space-telescope-fails",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T22:32:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3364617/rescue-mission-ageing-nasa-space-telescope-fails"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A mission to rescue Nasa’s ageing Swift observatory in space was cancelled on Wednesday after the spacecraft that was launched to tug the satellite to a higher orbit suffered irredeemable technical issues in space, the rescue craft’s owner, Katalyst Space, said. Katalyst’s Link craft was launched in early July to approach the observatory, also known as Swift, some 347km (216 miles) in space,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "NASA, Katalyst call off SWIFT rescue mission over issues with rescue craft in space",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/nasa-katalyst-call-off-swift-rescue-mission-over-issues-with-rescue",
        "published": "2026-08-19T18:33:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "SpaceNews",
        "title": "Katalyst Space and NASA abandon plans for Swift reboost",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/katalyst-space-and-nasa-abandon-plans-for-swift-reboost",
        "published": "2026-08-19T19:23:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "NASA's Swift telescope will plunge toward Earth after rescue mission called off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/nasas-swift-telescope-will-plunge-toward-earth-after-rescue-mission",
        "published": "2026-08-19T21:41:36.000Z"
      }
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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."
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