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NASA Cancels Its Rescue Mission for the Aging Swift Telescope
The LINK probe was supposed to use robotic arms to capture Swift and lift it into a safe orbit. Problems with its control system forced NASA to call off the attempt.
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NASA has called off the planned rescue of the Swift space telescope after the LINK probe, intended to use robotic arms to capture the aging observatory and move it to a safe orbit, encountered control‑system problems. The mission cancellation follows the probe’s inability to perform the required maneuver.
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