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…
Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of…
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…