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NASA Calls Off $30 Million Rescue as Swift Telescope Faces Fiery Re-entry

NASA has abandoned its ambitious plan to save the aging Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory after technical failures, marking the end of a pioneering gamma-ray telescope and raising questions about future satellite servicing.

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Swift telescope's orbit decay prompts rescue plan

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NASA aborts attempt to save dying space telescope

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Swift rescue mission called off after craft problems

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Swift telescope set to burn up after failed rescue

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NASA details failure of satellite rescue mission

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NASA confirms Swift's fiery demise after mission canceled

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  1. NBC News: A mission to prevent a NASA space telescope from coming to a fiery demise in Earth’s atmosphere has failed, the agency announces. nbcnews.com/science/space/na…
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  1. NASA scraps mission to save Swift telescope that will plunge toward Earth
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  2. Nasa fails to save Swift space telescope – and it will now plunge to Earth
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  4. NASA abandons plan to boost Swift telescope after rescue mission fails
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  1. NASA calls off mission to save Swift telescope, which will plunge into Earth's atmosphere and burn
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  2. NASA's Attempt to Boost the Swift Observatory Falls Short, but There's Still Much to Learn From the Mission
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  3. NASA mission to save its sinking space telescope fails soon after launch
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  4. NASA’s Swift Observatory expected to re-enter atmosphere after rescue attempt fails
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  5. NASA will no longer attempt to save its aging Swift space telescope
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