Space.com · Space · 2026-08-19
Private mission to save NASA's Swift space telescope fails
A private spacecraft tasked with boosting the orbit of NASA's Swift Observatory has failed in its mission, meaning the telescope will crash back to Earth later this year. Private mission to save NASA's Swift space telescope fails
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