Spacecraft Sent on NASA Rescue Mission Now Needs Rescuing

Katalyst Space An unmanned spacecraft that was sent to rescue a falling NASA space telescope now needs an intervention of its own. NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory was launched in 2004 to observe gamma-ray bursts, bright flashes of high-energy light from violent explosions throughout the universe. The observatory, which has already outlived its planned lifetime, is at risk after the 2024 peak of the sun’s 11-year sunspot cycle was stronger than expected, warming the Earth’s upper…