The Swift Observatory, launched in 2004, has been falling back to Earth due to recent higher-than-usual solar activity.

NASA's daring Swift Boost mission launches June 27 to save the nearly 22-year-old Swift observatory , which is being dragged out of space by Earth's atmosphere.

A mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Swift observatory is poised for launch June 30.

De Swift-telescoop, in 2004 gelanceerd, heeft zoveel hoogte verloren dat NASA in sneltempo een redding op touw moest zetten.

Observatório Swift, em operação desde 2004, será alvo de uma tentativa de resgate robótico para elevar sua órbita e prolongar sua vida útil

Ruimtevaartorganisatie NASA gaat een ruimtetelescoop proberen opnieuw omhoog te tillen. De Swift Observatory is namelijk langzaam aan het neerstorten. De reddingsactie moet ervoor…

Ruimtevaartorganisatie NASA gaat een ruimtetelescoop proberen opnieuw omhoog te tillen. De Swift Observatory is namelijk langzaam aan het neerstorten. De reddingsactie moet ervoor…

NASA's Swift Observatory is in peril. A last minute mission to save it could make spaceflight history. Here's everything to know.

NASA is racing to save its Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission. The salvage effort gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch…

NASA is racing to save its Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission

The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver.

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And the Hubble Space Telescope could be next

“I have to be honest. No one thought it was going to be possible. No one thought we would get as far as we’ve already gotten today.”

El observatorio se encuentra en peligro debido a que su órbita se está degradando rápidamente.

Un contrato de 30 millones de dólares busca evitar su regreso a la atmósfera de la Tierra y recuperar su capacidad ante eventos cósmicos urgentes

The Swift Observatory, launched in 2004, has been falling back to Earth due to recent higher-than-usual solar activity.

Después de 20 años explorando el universo, el telescopio Swift necesita ser rescatado para evitar su caída a la Tierra.

US space agency NASA is racing to save an aging telescope, used to observe cosmic explosions, from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission.

The daring rescue mission gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver.

SWIFT od lansiranja 2004. godine promatra svemir i bilježi neke od najsnažnijih eksplozija u svemiru.