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NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission
An aging NASA telescope is barely clinging to space after a failed rescue effort left it tottering lower and lower.The U.S. Space Force predicts the Swift Observatory will come crashing down on or around Friday.Most of the 1 ½-ton telescope is expected to burn up in the atmosphere. But a handful of
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NASA's Swift Observatory Set to Fall Back to Earth After Failed Rescue
NASA's Swift Observatory Set to Fall Back to Earth After Rescue Mission Fails
NASA's Swift Observatory Set to Fall Back to Earth After Rescue Mission Fails
NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission
NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission
NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission
NASA's Swift Observatory to Re-enter Earth After 22 Years in Space
NASA satellite to plunge back to Earth after 22 years in space
NASA's Swift Observatory Faces Imminent Reentry After Failed Rescue
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