The Columbian

Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth

A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth.

NASA mission to rescue the falling Swift observatory has launched

The NASA Swift Boost mission has launched from Marshall Islands on July 3 at 4:36AM Eastern time after a couple of delays, ...
The Business Standard

Rescue mission launched to save Nasa telescope from falling back to Earth

The spacecraft will use its thrusters to gradually lift the telescope, reducing the risk of damage during the maneuver.

Flagstaff company launches mission to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth

Flagstaff-based Katalyst Space Technologies launched a spacecraft to capture and boost NASA’s Swift telescope, keeping it in orbit and operating.

Last-minute launch problem delays satellite rescue mission for NASA

A rush rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope remains grounded, this time because of a last-minute launch problem.

NASA aims to save a sinking space telescope with a rendezvous in orbit

The agency’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is at risk of falling into the atmosphere. A spacecraft set to launch Wednesday ...

NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

NASA is racing to save the Swift telescope from fiery reentry with a $30-million robotic rescue, launching a three-armed ...
Futurism

NASA Loads Moon Rocket onto Giant Trump-Branded Train

NASA is gearing up for its extremely ambitious next Moon mission, which will see a crew of astronauts taking two separate Human Landing Systems spacecraft being developed by Blue Origin and SpaceX for ...
The New York Times

Blue Origin’s Rocket Explosion Complicates a Return to the Moon

Blue Origin is one of two companies — Elon Musk’s SpaceX is the other — that NASA has hired to take astronauts from lunar orbit to the moon’s surface. The plan for Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander ...
Florida Today

Meet the new director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida

Brian Hughes, a U.S. Air Force veteran with a background in politics, has been appointed as the new director of NASA's KSC. The appointment has drawn criticism from some officials over Hughes's lack ...

Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do

Last week’s explosion of a New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was clearly a setback for Blue Origin and NASA, but it was a learning experience for safety officials looking to open up the ...