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Nasa turns to robotic spacecraft to save telescope from falling back to Earth
NASA is using a robotic spacecraft developed by Katalyst Space Technologies to boost the Swift Observatory to a higher orbit, preventing it from falling back to Earth. The $30 million mission aims to extend the telescope's operational life for observing cosmic explosions.
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