Swift Telescope Rescue Mission | Bangor News

NASA’s aging Swift telescope, launched in 2004 to hunt cosmic explosions, is slowly spiraling toward Earth due to solar storms. To save it, NASA’s investing $30 million in a daring nine-month rescue by startup Katalyst—sending a three-armed spacecraft to gently nudge Swift 150 miles higher. If successful, Swift could resume its cosmic scans by September. The mission is a high-stakes gamble, with the risk of watching the telescope burn up before rescue. It’s also a warning: Hubble faces the same fate, and this rescue could be a blueprint for future orbital salvage operations. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/dd7b2b309be0f03f