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NASA calls off rescue effort to save doomed telescope

6 outlets 6 reports 57 hours Science
arstechnica.com france24.com phys.org newscientist.com smithsonianmag.com wired.com
20 August 2026
02:18 arstechnica.com first
NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory
05:31 france24.com +3h
NASA satellite rescue mission fails, swift telescope set to fall to earth
10:17 phys.org +4h
Rescue mission is called off for NASA's aging Swift space telescope
11:20 newscientist.com +1h
NASA calls off rescue effort to save doomed telescope
21:35 smithsonianmag.com +10h
NASA-Funded Mission to Rescue a Falling Space Telescope Officially Ends in Failure
22 August 2026
11:00 wired.com +37h
NASA Cancels Its Rescue Mission for the Aging Swift Telescope
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