Private rescue mission set to save NASA's Swift telescope from orbital decay
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NASA is coordinating a private rescue mission to save the aging Swift Observatory from orbital decay by launching the LINK spacecraft on a Pegasus XL rocket to grapple Swift and raise its orbit back toward its original ~600 km altitude, extending its science life by years. The mission, which costs about $30 million, marks a pioneering private satellite‑servicing effort for a U.S. government asset.
Topics:science#link-satellite#nasa#pegasus-xl#satellite-servicing#space-exploration#swift-observatory
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- NASA Aims to Catch a Falling Space Telescope and Push It Back Up The New York Times
- NASA prepares to launch daring rescue to save aging telescope from falling to Earth CBS News
- Inside NASA’s daring race to save a doomed space telescope USA Today
- NASA prepares to launch an unprecedented mission to save a dying space telescope Scientific American
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