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NASA rescue mission to prevent Swift telescope from falling back to Earth

NASA rescue mission to prevent Swift telescope from falling back to Earth

A private robotic mission will attempt to grapple and tow the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory back to a stable orbit to prevent an uncontrolled reentry.

Tech & Science ·29 Jun 2026, 21:01 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read