NASA’s Swift Observatory performed its final observation on Oct. 20 and is slated to re‑enter Earth’s atmosphere within weeks, ending a 20‑year mission that reshaped high‑energy astronomy.
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NASA has reactivated two of Swift's three science instruments after a months‑long low‑drag mode, even as the planned orbital boost by the LINK spacecraft was abandoned.
NASA has awarded a $30 million contract to startup Katalyst Space Technologies to build and launch a satellite rescue mission for the Swift observatory in less than a year.