ScienceNASA’s Swift space telescope plunges back to Earth in fiery demise

NASA’s Swift observatory re-entered the atmosphere over Indonesia’s North Sumatra region after nearly 22 years in orbit, far exceeding its planned mission. Most of the spacecraft was expected to burn up, though some components may have survived. An earlier effort to raise its orbit failed after the rescue craft developed control problems.

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