A space telescope is falling to Earth. NASA plans a mission to rescue it

Nasa’s daring mission to save a space telescope from falling back to Earth

After more than 20 years of groundbreaking discoveries, Nasa’s Swift space observatory is losing altitude and heading towards Earth. A bold rescue mission could give the telescope a new lease on life.

A Vintage, Last-of-Its-Kind Aircraft Will Launch NASA's Swift Rescue Mission

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A space telescope is falling to Earth. NASA plans a mission to rescue it

NASA is planning a daring mission to stave off the death of one of its space telescopes in danger of falling back to Earth.

NASA's Swift Boost mission will launch later this month to rescue a falling telescope

NASA mission to save a falling space telescope is ready to launch.