Swift Telescope Restarted For Final Science Sortie

Swift side view
Credit: NASA
Following a failed attempt to restore the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a stable operational orbit, NASA turned two telescope science instruments back on for a final round of gamma-ray observations before the spacecraft plunges into Earth’s atmosphere as early as next month. The agency paid...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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