Swift Telescope Rescue Mission | US News

NASA’s aging Swift telescope, launched in 2004 to track cosmic explosions, is perilously low on orbit and could burn up in October unless rescued. In a high-stakes, nine-month sprint, private company Katalyst Space has launched a three-armed spacecraft designed to gently boost Swift by 150 miles—potentially returning it to science duty by September. Facing launch delays and technical hurdles, the mission’s sole goal was to avoid losing Swift entirely. If successful, this daring orbital rescue could set a precedent for saving other aging space assets like Hubble, proving even our most advanced tech needs a helping hand from Earth. 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/a859c62c5d30273b