NASA cancels Swift telescope rescue mission

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The mission to save NASA's Swift telescope has ended. The telescope will fall to Earth later this year.

A spacecraft called Link was sent to help Swift. But Link had problems and could not grab Swift.

Swift looked at big space explosions for twenty years. NASA paid thirty million dollars to try and save it.

The Link spacecraft will still fly near the telescope. This will help engineers learn for future space rescue jobs.

Swift was launched in the year two thousand four. Hubble telescope also needs a boost, but its future is unclear.

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What happened to NASA's Swift telescope?

The mission to save NASA's Swift telescope has ended and it will fall to Earth later this year.

What was the purpose of the Link spacecraft?

The Link spacecraft was sent to help Swift, but it had problems and could not grab Swift.

How long did Swift look at big space explosions?

Swift looked at big space explosions for twenty years.

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