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Illustration of the Swift spacecraft above Earth NASA E/PO, Sonoma State University/Aurore Simonnet, public domain

NASA's Swift observatory falls to Earth after failed rescue attempt

The gamma-ray observatory re-entered over northern Sumatra on 4 November, almost 22 years after launch, after a commercial mission to raise its orbit was called off.

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    NASA's Swift observatory falls to Earth after failed rescue attempt

    The gamma-ray observatory re-entered over northern Sumatra on 4 November, almost 22 years after launch, after a commercial mission to raise its orbit was called off.

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