<p>NASA has awarded a contract to execute a high-stakes orbital maneuver, racing against time and atmospheric drag to prevent a critical science asset from tumbling back to Earth. The target of this unprecedented rescue attempt is the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a telescope that has spent two decades studying the universe’s most powerful explosions, known<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/science/swift-observatory-rescue-mission/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"NASA partners with Katalyst to reboost $500 million Swift Observatory"</span></a></p>
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NASA has awarded a contract to execute a high-stakes orbital maneuver, racing against time and atmospheric drag to prevent a critical science asset from tumbling back to Earth. The target of this unprecedented rescue attempt is the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a telescope that has spent two decades studying the universe’s most powerful explosions, knownContinue reading “NASA partners with Katalyst to reboost $500 million Swift Observatory”
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