Rush Rescue Mission for NASA's $500M Space Telescope Fails

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By EditorDavidAug 22, 2026, 5:00 pm96 ptsTrending
Remember that rush rescue mission for NASA's $500M space telescope? It failed, reports CNN, and the LINK satellite won't be able to boost the telescope's orbit. NASA says its decades-old Swift telescope will now continue losing altitude, until it reaches Earth's atmosphere later this year and burns up. CNN…

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