NASA’s Swift Observatory Reenters Earth's Atmosphere

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Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory reentered Earth’s atmosphere early Nov. 4, ending a nearly 22-year-long mission that the agency once hoped could be extended with a commercial boost in its decaying orbit. Reentry occurred at 7:39 a.m. EST over the North Sumatra region of Indonesia at...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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