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…
Rescue mission for ageing Nasa space telescope fails
A mission to rescue Nasa’s ageing Swift observatory in space was cancelled on Wednesday after the spacecraft that…
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…
NASA races to save Swift telescope with daring rescue mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring…
A space telescope is falling to Earth. NASA plans a mission to rescue it
NASA is planning a daring mission to stave off the death of one of its space telescopes that…