Rescuing NASA's Failing Space Telescope

Tulsa News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 28, 2026 · 1m

NASA’s aging Swift telescope, doomed by solar decay and set to crash into Earth by October, is getting a last-ditch rescue thanks to a daring new mission. A robotic spacecraft built by startup Katalyst Space Technologies will launch this week to literally push Swift into a higher orbit, potentially extending its life and saving a vital cosmic first-responder. Only China has attempted something like this before, making this a historic leap in space repair tech—with potential applications for Hubble and beyond. If successful, Swift could be back in action by September, proving that even the…