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Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: A Perspective from the Research and Operations Communities: Interim Report

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) case exemplifies a broader challenge faced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other federal agencies that operate research ...
CBS News

NASA prepares to launch daring rescue to save aging telescope from falling to Earth

NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission. The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a ...
Futurism

NASA Prepping to Launch Extremely Risky Rescue Mission

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. NASA’s ...
USA Today

Inside NASA’s daring race to save a doomed space telescope

NASA's Swift Observatory is at risk of falling out of orbit and burning up in the atmosphere. A rescue mission is planned to launch a commercial robotic spacecraft to boost the telescope's orbit. The ...
News 13

NASA: Artemis III will not land on the moon

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — While giving an update on the Artemis II rocket and its repairs, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman revealed that the Artemis III mission will not be landing on the moon.
The New York Times

NASA Rushes to Rescue a Falling Space Telescope and Push It Back Up

Without a rescue mission, NASA’s Swift Observatory, which studies some of the most powerful explosions in the universe, will burn up in the atmosphere within a few months. By Kenneth Chang UPDATE, ...
Los Angeles Times

NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NASA is racing to save the Swift telescope from fiery reentry with a $30-million robotic rescue, launching a three ...
PBS

NASA races to save aging Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission. The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with ...
NBC News

NASA aims to save a sinking space telescope with a rendezvous in orbit

NASA plans to launch a mission Wednesday to save one of its workhorse space telescopes. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. For more ...
Astronomy

NASA’s Swift Boost mission delayed

UPDATE July 2, 2026: On Thursday, July 2, NASA attempted to launch Katalyst’s LINK servicing spacecraft, but the launch was scrubbed. The Swift Boost mission’s target date had already slipped from ...
Time

Why NASA Is Launching a Mission to Save a Quarter-Billion Dollar Space Telescope

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Smithsonian Magazine

This Week, NASA Will Launch a First-of-Its-Kind Mission to Save a Space Telescope That Has Observed the Sky for Nearly 22 Years

At the end of this week, a rescue mission funded by NASA will launch with an unprecedented goal. Rather than recovering its target and bringing it back to Earth, a robotic spacecraft will attempt to ...