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Swift Telescope’s Final Orbit | Canada News
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NASA’s last-ditch effort to save the aging Swift space telescope has hit a major snag—its rescue spacecraft, Link, spun out of control after launch, losing communication and failing its primary mission. Despite a $30 million contract awarded to Katalyst Space to extend Swift’s life by boosting its orbit before it burned up in Earth’s atmosphere, the mission is now in jeopardy. But there’s still hope: if Link can safely approach and hover near Swift, it could still deliver a historic technical feat—even if Swift’s 21-year cosmic career ends this year.
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