NASA’s Swift Observatory set to burn up next week after failed rescue mission
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NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, after almost 22 years in orbit, will plunge into Earth’s atmosphere next week. A spacecraft launched in July to boost its altitude spun uncontrollably before reaching Swift; the observatory sank too low to lock onto targets, and NASA shut off science operations last week ahead of the reentry.
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