Swift Boost Mission: an opportunity for science and defense
30 Jun 2026, 15:50 GMT
Topic: World
Source URL: https://www.dw.com/en/swift-boost-mission-an-opportunity-for-science-and-defense/a-77768927?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf
Instead of letting a 22-year-old space telescope fall to Earth, NASA wants to rescue the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory with a robotic spacecraft designed to boost the telescope back into higher orbit.