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Original dark-blue editorial vector showing an orbiting telescope and separate reboost, service and disposal paths
Technology • SPACE SCIENCE / PROCUREMENT EXPLAINED

NASA Is Asking About Saving Hubble. It Has Not Ordered a Rescue.

NASA's new request for information asks companies about reboosting, servicing or safely retiring Hubble. It is a market-research step, not approval of a mission, contractor or budget.

Hubble TelescopeNASA
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Original editorial vector showing a descending observatory above Earth's curved horizon and the separated path of a servicing spacecraft
Technology • SPACE MISSION EXPLAINER

NASA's Swift Telescope Is Coming Down. Its Failed Rescue Still Teaches Us Something.

After more than two decades of scientific observations, Swift has been shut down and is approaching atmospheric re-entry. The failed rescue attempt exposes hard choices in maintaining satellites.

NASASpace
8 min read ↗
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