NASA Cancels Robotic Rescue Mission for Swift Space Telescope

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NASA has called off its planned rescue mission for the aging Swift telescope. The mission relied on a probe called LINK, which was designed to use robotic arms to capture Swift and move it to a safer orbit. Technical problems with LINK's control system ultimately forced NASA to abandon the attempt. Without a successful reboost, the Swift telescope faces an uncontrolled reentry into Earth's atmosphere in the future.

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