Spacecraft returns to Earth after rescue mission for ageing Nasa telescope fails
An artist’s rendering of Nasa's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Photograph: Chris Smith/KBRwyle/NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterView image in fullscreenAn artist’s rendering of Nasa's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The team moved with extraordinary speed to give Swift a chance to carry out more science while advancing capabilities America will need for satellite servicing in the future.”Ironically, Swift’s expected lifespan was shortened by the very intense flare-ups from the sun, which it was sent up to observe.
- ▪An artist’s rendering of Nasa's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.
- ▪Photograph: Chris Smith/KBRwyle/NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterView image in fullscreenAn artist’s rendering of Nasa's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.
- ▪The team moved with extraordinary speed to give Swift a chance to carry out more science while advancing capabilities America will need for satellite servicing in the future.”Ironically, Swift’s expected lifespan was shortened by the very i
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An artist’s rendering of Nasa's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Photograph: Chris Smith/KBRwyle/NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterView image in fullscreenAn artist’s rendering of Nasa's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Photograph: Chris Smith/KBRwyle/NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterNasaSpacecraft returns to Earth after rescue mission for ageing Nasa telescope failsSeries of in-flight problems meant Link, a ‘commercial space robot’, could not salvage the Nasa observatoryRichard LuscombeFri 25 Sep 2026 12.38 EDTLast modified on Fri 25 Sep 2026 12.39 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA spacecraft that was launched in July on a mission to rescue a decaying Nasa space observatory plunged back to Earth on Friday, concluding a failed mission that will be followed by the telescope’s own demise in…
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