Nasa gives up on trying to save doomed space telescope

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNASA abandons Swift Observatory rescue attempt. Here's whyNasa has abandoned efforts to save the Swift Observatory space telescope, which will now burn up in Earth's atmosphere no earlier than October. The telescope had been sinking from its orbit faster than expected due to intense solar activity after more than 20 years of cosmic observations. A $30 million rescue mission by startup Katalyst Space Technologies failed after its Link spacecraft suffered persistent control and positioning problems. Katalyst will keep operating Link near Swift to demonstrate capabilities for potential future rescue missions. The setback leaves the future of the Hubble Space Telescope uncertain, as it is also losing altitude and was next in line for a rescue attempt. In fullNasa fails to save Swift space telescope – and it will now plunge to EarthMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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