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Nasa's Swift satellite telescope heads for fiery re-entry 22 years after launch

Headline from Dawn · First reported Nov 3, 11:51 AM ET () · Updated Nov 4, 1:12 AM ET · 2 sources, 2 articles

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An aging Nasa satellite telescope that a robotic spacecraft was sent to retrieve on a failed rescue mission this summer was headed for a fiery re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, nearly 22 years after it was launched into orbit. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory , weighing roughly 3,200…

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