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voidUpdate•about 7 hours ago

Latest update is that it is in orbit, which is a good sign (Not sure what the timeline of the mission is though) https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/2026/07/03/mission-to-b...

A really good video about this rocket and its mission by Alexander the Ok: https://youtu.be/Up0LNTMPnjI

johnathan101•about 8 hours ago

Space maintenance feels like something we'll see much more of over the next decade. There are too many valuable satellites to treat them as disposable.

rimworld•about 8 hours ago

lol

ColinWright•about 6 hours ago

In my circles, "lol" means "laugh out loud" ... but I can see no reason why you would react in that way to this article.

Am I missing something? Can you explain or expand on that comment?

NASA launches robot to save Swift telescope falling to Earth

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