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Nasa-funded spacecraft launched to rescue falling telescope
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- A Nasa-funded spacecraft, LINK, has been launched to rescue the Swift observatory, a telescope at risk of crashing to Earth due to increased solar activity.
- The mission, developed by Katalyst Space Technologies, involves a robotic craft attempting to grab and re-orbit the telescope, a high-risk operation never before attempted.
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A Nasa-funded spacecraft, LINK, has been launched to rescue the Swift observatory, a telescope at risk of crashing to Earth due to increased solar activity. The mission, developed by Katalyst Space Technologies, involves a robotic craft attempting to grab and re-orbit the telescope, a high-risk operation never before attempted.
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