'No one thought it was going to be possible.' A space telescope is falling out of space. This is NASA's daring plan to save it.
19-06-2026 18:00 via space.com

'No one thought it was going to be possible.' A space telescope is falling out of space. This is NASA's daring plan to save it.

NASA's Swift space observatory is falling out of orbit. Can a commercial company build a spacecraft in nine months to save it?
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