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NASA telescope Swift to fall back to Earth after failed rescue

NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, launched in 2004, is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up, after it lost the ability to steer or observe.

Nasa telescope launched in 2004 to plunge back to Earth after failed rescue mission
NASA telescope Swift to fall back to Earth after failed rescue
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NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, launched in 2004, is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up, after it lost the ability to steer or observe.

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