NASA's aging Swift Observatory is expected to fall back to Earth around Friday after a robotic rescue attempt failed, with most of the spacecraft likely to burn up in the atmosphere.
NASA's Swift telescope nears reentry after failed rescue mission
NASA's aging Swift Observatory is expected to fall back to Earth around Friday after a robotic rescue attempt failed, with most of the spacecraft likely to burn up in the atmosphere.
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