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  "id": 2061313,
  "title": "Rescue mission for aging NASA space telescope fails",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/rescue-mission-for-aging-nasa-space-telescope-fails",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T02:41:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
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    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/rescue-mission-for-aging-nasa-space-telescope-fails/articleshow/133362299.cms"
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  "summary": "Katalyst's LINK craft was launched in early July to approach the observatory, also known as Swift, some 216 miles (347 km) in space, grapple onto it and then tug it to a higher orbit of roughly 373 miles (600 km), extending its life by years.",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Rescue mission is called off for NASA’s aging Swift space telescope",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/rescue-mission-is-called-off-for-nasas-aging-swift-space-telescope-2000543",
        "published": "2026-08-19T19:07:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Rescue mission is called off for NASA's aging Swift space telescope",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/rescue-mission-is-called-off-for-nasas-aging-swift-space-telescope-2004012",
        "published": "2026-08-19T19:09:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Rescue mission is called off for NASA’s aging Swift space telescope",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/rescue-mission-is-called-off-for-nasas-aging-swift-space-telescope",
        "published": "2026-08-19T19:23:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "NASA aborts attempt to save dying space telescope",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/nasa-aborts-attempt-to-save-dying-space-telescope",
        "published": "2026-08-19T19:33:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "NASA says mission to save satellite has failed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/nasa-says-mission-to-save-satellite-has-failed",
        "published": "2026-08-19T23:12:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "NASA calls off risky mission to save falling satellite",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/nasa-calls-off-risky-mission-to-save-falling-satellite",
        "published": "2026-08-20T00:13:46.000Z"
      }
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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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