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TECHNOLOGYJul 4 · 19:06 UTCTHE VERGETerrence O’Brien

NASA launched an emergency mission to stop the Swift Observatory from crashing to Earth

NASA has launched an emergency mission with Katalyst Space Technologies' Link spacecraft to intercept the Swift Observatory, which is at risk of crashing to Earth due to solar storms lowering its orbit. The goal is to raise the observatory's altitude by 150 miles to prevent it from burning up in the atmosphere.

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