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Rescue Satellite Gets Close to NASA’s Doomed Telescope

Summary by Egyptian Gazette
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private spacecraft that was supposed to provide a lifeline to NASA’s Swift Observatory managed to get close to the sinking telescope and even snap photos two weeks after the rescue was abandoned, AP reported. But the three-armed robotic salvager had to turn away because it was low on fuel, according to Katalyst Space […]
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According to Katalyst Space Technologies, the company that tried to carry out the risky operation, the three-armed rescue robot had to turn around for lack of fuel

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The rescue has failed, but the Swift space telescope is not yet finished: two instruments have been reactivated, while the LINK rescue probe is testing the last manoeuvres.

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spektrum.de broke the news in Heidelberg, Germany on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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