Rescue satellite gets close to NASA’s doomed telescope, even if it can’t save it
By Marcia DunnAP Aerospace Writer Sept. 6, 2026 2:42 PM PT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private spacecraft that was…
NASA launches rescue mission to save ageing Swift space telescope
A spacecraft launched by NASA is attempting to rescue an ageing space observatory whose orbit has been lowered…
Inside One Startup’s Race To Rescue NASA’s Sinking Space Telescope
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, shown in this illustration, launched into Earth orbit in November 2004. NASA’s Goddard…