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Rescue mission for aging NASA space telescope fails @sightmagazine.bsky.social #KatalystSpace #LINKspacecraft #NASA #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #space

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Rescue mission for aging NASA space telescope fails - Sight Magazine
A mission to rescue NASA's aging Swift observatory in space was cancelled after a spacecraft suffered irredeemable technical issues.
sightmagazine.com.au
August 20, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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NASA Rescue Mission in Jeopardy as Target Spacecraft LINK Spins Out of Control
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NASA Rescue Mission in Jeopardy as Target Spacecraft LINK Spins Out of Control
A critical in-orbit intervention to save one of NASA's premier astrophysics satellites is hanging by a thread after the rescue craft encountered severe
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July 30, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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After two decades in space, NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is performing better than ever thanks to a new operational strategy implemented earlier this year. #NASA #NASASwift #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #PennsylvaniaStateUniversity #Swift
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November 21, 2024 at 9:32 AM
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Scientists using observations from NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from a pair of monster black holes disrupting a cloud of gas in the center of a galaxy. #NASA #NeilGehrelsSwiftObservatory #SwiftObservatory
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November 16, 2024 at 7:31 AM
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Gemini South Observes Ultra-Hot Nova Erupting With Surprising Chemical Signature
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Gemini South Observes Ultra-Hot Nova Erupting With Surprising Chemical Signature | Newswise
Using the Gemini South telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, partly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by NSF NOIRLab, and the Magellan Baade Telescope,...
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March 6, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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If they can save the Swift Observatory then maybe they can save the ISS?

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/nasa-to-launch-ambitious-mission-to-save-a-space-telescope-from-burning-up-in-earths-atmosphere

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NASA to launch rescue mission June 30 to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere
Northrop Grumman will launch a rocket from an airplane to save NASA's SWIFT space telescope from falling out of orbit.
www.space.com
June 29, 2026 at 8:53 PM