ScienceNASA satellite rescue mission fails as Swift telescope faces re-entry

NASA said Wednesday that a $30 million attempt to save its Swift space telescope failed because the rescue spacecraft could not be controlled. The unprecedented plan was to use a robot to raise Swift into a higher orbit; the satellite is now expected to re-enter the atmosphere and disintegrate later this year.

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