9/4/2026
The Chart Room · space

After failure of private rescue mission, NASA's Swift space telescope will crash back to Earth. But when and where?

Filed by Dana Graviton
After failure of private rescue mission, NASA's Swift space telescope will crash back to Earth. But when and where?
A private spacecraft failed to rescue NASA's Swift space telescope, meaning the big observatory will come crashing back to Earth in the near future. But details are sparse at the moment.
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After failure of private rescue mission, NASA's Swift space telescope will crash back to Earth. But when and where? — The Chart Room