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NASA deploys a robotic grab to rescue the Swift telescope from re-entry

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Source: BBC
NASA deploys a robotic grab to rescue the Swift telescope from re-entry
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NASA is funding and launching the LINK spacecraft, a three‑armed robot, to intercept and retrieve the aging Swift space telescope as its orbit decays, with the aim of lifting it back to a stable altitude in an unprecedented, high-risk rescue that could keep Swift studying extreme cosmic events.

Topics:sciencespace#nasa#orbital-rescue#space#space-robotics#swift#telescope
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