NASA launches rescue mission to save telescope
NASA is preparing to launch a rescue mission for the Neil Gieles Swift space observatory with the aim of raising it to a higher and more stable orbit. This follows over 20 years of monitoring gamma-ray bursts and cosmic phenomena. The robotic spacecraft, developed by Catalyst Space Technologies, will be launched from the Marshall Islands aboard a Pegasus rocket. The goal is to prevent the observatory from drifting out of orbit and falling. The mission is estimated to cost around $30 million. Scientists hope that this operation will extend the telescope's scientific work for several more years, and there is potential to apply the same technique to save other telescopes such as Hubble.
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