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Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth
A three-armed spacecraft launched to rescue NASA’s Swift Observatory, which is at risk of crashing to Earth due to solar storms. Katalyst Space Technologies, with Northrop Grumman, aims to boost the telescope’s orbit by 150 miles to extend its mission tracking cosmic events like gamma ray bursts.
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- Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that's falling back to Earth
- Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth
- Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth
- Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that's falling back to Earth
- NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission