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Rescue Mission Is Called Off For NASA's Aging Swift Space Telescope
TL;DRNASA scrapped a $30 million rescue mission for the aging Swift telescope due to spacecraft problems.
Why it matters: Swift may now deorbit sooner, ending a 20-year gamma-ray burst detection mission critical for astronomy.
NASA has called off a $30 million mission to rescue its aging Swift space telescope after Katalyst Space's Link spacecraft developed persistent control and positioning problems. The Associated Press reports: Katalyst said Link will not attempt to capture Swift and boost it to a…
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