NASA Confirms Iconic 20-Year-Old Telescope Will Crash

NASA Axes LINK Rescue Mission to Save Swift Space Telescope

NASA announced that the mission had been canceled earlier this week, due to an 'attitude control issue.' NASA first reported issues with the spacecraft, including it spinning out of control, at the end of July.

NASA confirms iconic 20-year-old telescope will crash

NASA has called off the $30 million mission to save the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory after efforts to reach the aging telescope resulted in terminal technical issues. The rescue spacecraft, Link, built by Katalyst Space Technologies and launched in early July, suffered an uncontrollable spin just weeks into its flight. Although flight controllers managed to slow the tumble, persistent pointing and positioning errors made successful capture of …

NASA Cancels Its Rescue Mission for the Aging Swift Telescope

The LINK probe was supposed to use robotic arms to capture Swift and lift it into a safe orbit. Problems with its control system forced NASA to call off the attempt.

A mission to stop a space observatory from falling to Earth has failed. Here’s what happens next - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

(CNN) — A satellite called LINK that recently launched to boost the orbit of a falling space observatory won’t be able to carry out its daring...

Nasa telescope is plunging to earth after space agency failed to save it

Hubble Space Telescope could now face the same threat