Swift Telescope Rescue Mission | Lawrence News

NASA’s aging Swift telescope is plummeting from orbit due to solar storms, risking a fiery end by October—unless Katalyst Space’s daring, nine-month-built rescue mission succeeds. With a $30 million lifeline, the startup’s three-armed spacecraft aims to gently nudge Swift back to a safer 150-mile-high orbit by September, before its cosmic observations vanish. The mission’s high stakes? Failure means Swift’s lost forever—and with Hubble facing the same fate, orbital rescues may soon become routine for aging space assets. 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/e1dc3f9004d1ff10