A space telescope was falling from orbit. Its rescue mission fell apart too
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NASA's Swift space telescope is falling from orbit and a robotic rescue spacecraft, LINK, failed after its maneuvering gear malfunctioned, leaving both vehicles without enough fuel to complete the mission. Swift is expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere in late November or December 2025, ending its 20-year study of gamma-ray bursts.
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