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NASA's Swift rescue slips to late August as LINK battles its spin

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The Register2 hrs ago

Engineers make progress in stabilizing mission but push back the rendezvous date

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Ars Technica22 hrs ago

Space Force-backed mission does its best impression of Top Gun in orbit

"Dogfighting in space doesn’t quite have the drama of an aerial dogfight."

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NYT Science1 days ago

Mission to Save Falling NASA Space Telescope Suffers Setback

A spacecraft meant to push NASA’s Swift Observatory to a higher orbit malfunctioned and started tumbling several days ago. Engineers think it can still succeed.

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Engadget1 days ago

The spacecraft NASA sent to rescue the falling Swift observatory is in trouble

NASA sent a spacecraft called LINK to rescue a falling telescope, but it's now unclear if it can accomplish its mission.

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Scientific American🏁 first to report2 days ago

Rescue mission to save NASA’s Swift space telescope is imperiled in orbit

A private spacecraft launched to boost the decaying orbit of NASA’s Swift Observatory is now suffering from potentially mission-ending malfunctions

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