SpaceWiredabout 2 hours ago
NASA's Swift Observatory Rescue Mission Fails
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NASA launched the LINK probe in July to rescue the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a satellite first launched in 2004 that is falling out of orbit. The mission was canceled after LINK suffered altitude system failures, and Swift is now expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere by the end of this year.
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