The NASA Swift telescope rescue sends a robotic spacecraft to grab the falling observatory and boost its orbit, a first-of-its-kind $30M mission.

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…

And the Hubble Space Telescope could be next

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

NASA is executing an unprecedented, first-of-its-kind rescue mission to save the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a highly successful 21-year-old space telescope that is rapidly…