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A NASA space telescope is falling out of the sky, and to save it the agency skipped its own contractors and handed the job to a four-year-old startup that had never flow…

The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has spent 21 years as astronomy's first responder, swinging toward exploding stars faster ...
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NASA interested in Hubble reboost if costs can be reduced

WASHINGTON — As NASA prepares an attempt to reboost an astronomy spacecraft in a decaying orbit, the agency is open to doing something similar for the Hubble Space Telescope, provided its operating ...
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Startup Aims To Catch A Falling Space Telescope

Four years ago, entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman proposed a mission to NASA: Reboost the Hubble Space ...
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Hubble could come crashing down to Earth as early as 2028, scientists warn

The Hubble Space Telescope, one of NASA’s most iconic scientific instruments, has been an invaluable tool for astronomers for over three decades. However, recent data reveals that its orbit is ...
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Hubble Could Get a New Lease on Life—If NASA Can Afford It

NASA’s Hubble space telescope is running out of time. The aging observatory is slowly being dragged down toward Earth and is estimated to reenter through the atmosphere by 2033. NASA could save it, ...