A successful rescue of the Swift space observatory could be a good omen for the Hubble Space Telescope. A successful rescue of the Swift space observatory could be a good omen for the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA is about to launch a critical rescue mission for its Swift telescope. The 20-year-old observatory falls dangerously to Earth. A robotic tug, designed in record time by a commercial partner, will try to catch it up and re-establish it in a higher orbit, extending its life for several years.