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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.
By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press·3 hr ago
- 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 1/2-ton telescope is expected to burn up in the atmosphere.
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