NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory
Without a rescue, NASA's Swift Observatory is expected to reenter the atmosphere later this year.
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Without a rescue, NASA's Swift Observatory is expected to reenter the atmosphere later this year.
"We believe that a capture of Swift, an attempted capture of Swift, is very much in the cards."
"Preliminary investigation shows that two of Link's three reaction wheels currently are not operable."
It will take several weeks for the Link spacecraft to rendezvous with NASA's Swift observatory.
It will take several weeks for the Link spacecraft to rendezvous with NASA's Swift observatory.
"I consider this a success already, just from the fact that we're even going to try this."