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NASA’s Last-Ditch Rescue for Swift | Raleigh News
NASA’s aging Swift telescope, launched in 2004 and vital for tracking cosmic explosions, is plummeting due to solar storms—its orbit decaying faster than a dropped mic. In a high-stakes, nine-month sprint, NASA teamed up with Katalyst to launch a three-armed rescue spacecraft designed to gently boost Swift 150 miles higher. Priced at $30 million, the mission aims to save the 1,600-pound telescope before it burns up by October, with a potential return to operations by September. This isn’t the first time NASA’s faced a sinking satellite—Hubble’s also in danger, hinting at a growing cosmic…
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