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NASA launches robot to save Swift telescope falling to Earth
July 6, 2026
NASA launched the LINK craft to intercept the Swift observatory, which has decayed from an orbit of 600 km to 360 km due to atmospheric drag. The mission utilizes a spacecraft equipped with three robotic arms to capture the observatory and boost it back to a stable altitude before it reaches the 300 km critical threshold.
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