NASA Scraps Mission to Save Swift Telescope from Plunge Toward Earth The decision by NASA to scrap its mission to save the Swift telescope from a catastrophic plunge toward Earth has left many in the space community perplexed.
The US space agency had been struggling to find an economical solution to salvage the troubled spacecraft, which was launched in 2004 and has provided invaluable data on gamma ray bursts.
At issue is the Swift telescope's trajectory, which poses a risk to human life and property.