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NASA Cancels Its Rescue Mission for the Aging Swift Telescope

Wired UK · 22 August 2026 at 10:00

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.

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