NASA telescope rescue fails: $30m Link mission ends in orbit loss; Swift faces fiery re-entry

The Link spacecraft, designed for a rescue mission of NASA's Swift Observatory, encountered significant hurdles during its ...
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Private spacecraft returns home after its attempt to rescue an aging NASA telescope does not work

The private spacecraft sent to help an aging NASA telescope has begun its return to Earth after the rescue attempt failed.

After failure of private rescue mission, NASA's Swift space telescope will crash back to Earth. But when and where?

A private spacecraft failed to rescue NASA's Swift space telescope, meaning the big observatory will come crashing back to Earth in the near future. But details are sparse at the moment.

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NASA rocket launch failure delays space telescope rescue mission

NASA’s attempt to save an aging space telescope from falling back to Earth was delayed Thursday after a launch issue scrubbed the first-of-its-kind rescue mission. NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift ...
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Nasa moon mission faces ‘major blow’ after Blue Origin and SpaceX failures

Nasa's Moon landing plans have suffered a "major blow" after Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded, just a week after SpaceX's booster rocket crashed into the sea. The rocket exploded in a fireball ...