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Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
NASA to Launch Robotic Mission to Save Falling Space Telescope
NASA has partnered with Katalyst Space Technologies to deploy a specialized robotic vehicle designed to intercept and tow the aging Swift telescope to a stable orbit.
NASA robot mission aiming to rescue space telescope
A high-risk robotic mission aims to tow the aging Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory into a higher orbit to prevent it from burning up in Earth's atmosphere.