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Rescue mission to save NASA’s Swift space telescope is imperiled in orbit

A private spacecraft launched to boost the decaying orbit of NASA’s Swift Observatory is now suffering from potentially ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN

NASA’s Swift rescue mission hits a major obstacle as spacecraft suffers critical hardware failures

NASA’s attempt to extend the life of the Swift space telescope has encountered a major obstacle after the Link servicing ...
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NASA Rescue Mission Spirals Into Crisis

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Reaction wheel failures leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit

Nearly a month since its launch, a first-of-its-kind commercial satellite built to save NASA’s Swift gamma-ray telescope from ...

Spacecraft Sent to Rescue NASA Telescope Is Having Its Own Issues

The LINK spacecraft is designed to rendezvous with Swift and nudge the spacecraft to a more stable orbit. In doing so, NASA ...
Astronomy on MSN

Is NASA's Swift Boost Mission spinning away?

The one-off spacecraft built to save a struggling NASA space telescope is now in trouble of its own. Over the weekend, ...

Private mission to rescue NASA’s aging telescope runs into its own trouble

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The spacecraft rushing to the rescue of an aging and sinking NASA telescope has run into its own ...

Daring rescue mission launches to save a 3,200-pound NASA observatory from an untimely end

A first-of-its-kind mission launched Friday in the hopes of preventing NASA’s Swift Observatory from dropping out of low-Earth orbit.

Is everything 'OK' with NASA's Swift Telescope? Rescue mission just hit a major setback

NASA's mission to extend the life of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has hit an unexpected hurdle after its rescue spacecraft, LINK, developed technical problems in orbit. Engineers are now racing ...

NASA Launches Daring Robotic Rescue Mission to Save Falling Swift Telescope

NASA is preparing a robotic rescue mission to boost the falling Swift telescope, test satellite servicing, and avoid a costly ...

Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth

A three-armed spacecraft is rushing to the rescue of a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth.
Associated Press

NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This photo provided by NASA shows Kieran Wilson ...