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NASA Calls Off $30 Million Rescue as Swift Telescope Faces Fiery Re-entry

NASA has abandoned its ambitious plan to save the aging Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory after technical failures, marking the end of a pioneering gamma-ray telescope and raising questions about future satellite servicing.

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