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NASA to launch rescue mission June 30 to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere

A rocket launching to space from an airplane is sort of like a hat on a hat, but you know what? The more hats, the better.

NASA launches rescue mission to save telescope from falling back to Earth

NASA says its Swift Observatory telescope is falling back to Earth faster than expected, due to recent solar activity.
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NASA races to save aging Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

Scanning the cosmos since its launch in 2004, Swift has been sinking faster and faster because of recent intense solar ...

NASA trying to prevent telescope from falling back to Earth

NASA is using a spacecraft to try to push the observatory to a higher orbit after it has been sinking.

NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

NASA is racing to save the Swift telescope from fiery reentry with a $30-million robotic rescue, launching a three-armed ...

Daring mission by NASA to save telescope from falling back to Earth

The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver.

NASA prepares to launch daring rescue to save aging telescope from falling to Earth

The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver.

Building NASA's moon base starts with these lunar lander missions

NASA will pay another $600 million to 3 aerospace companies for lunar lander missions in 2028. Here's how the move paves the way for humans to return.