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  "id": 2069922,
  "title": "NASA satellite rescue mission fails, swift telescope set to fall to earth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/nasa-satellite-rescue-mission-fails-swift-telescope-set-to-fall-to",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T03:31:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260820-nasa-satellite-rescue-mission-fails-swift-telescope-set-to-fall-to-earth"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Rescue mission for ageing Nasa space telescope fails",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/rescue-mission-for-ageing-nasa-space-telescope-fails",
        "published": "2026-08-19T22:32:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}