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NASA’s Swift Telescope Faces Fiery Reentry After Rescue Mission Fails

An artist’s concept shows NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory orbiting above Earth.

NASA has abandoned plans to capture and raise the orbit of the Swift Observatory after the spacecraft sent to save it suffered major attitude-control problems.

United States, Allies Demand Warning Before Ballistic Missile Launches

An Early Warning Radar operated by the 12th Space Warning Squadron at Thule Air Base in Greenland. Photo via file (U.S. Space Force).

Forty governments called for at least 24 hours’ advance notice of ICBM, SLBM and space launches after recent Pacific tests lacked standard notifications.

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