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Rush Rescue Mission for NASA's $500M Space Telescope Fails
TL;DRNASA's rescue mission for the Swift space telescope failed; it will eventually fall to Earth.
Why it matters: Loss of Swift eliminates a critical tool for detecting gamma-ray bursts and supporting multi-wavelength astronomy research.
Remember that rush rescue mission for NASA's $500M space telescope? It failed, reports CNN, and the LINK satellite won't be able to boost the telescope's orbit. NASA says its decades-old Swift telescope will now continue losing altitude, until it reaches Earth's atmosphere later…
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