5 trends tracked about this subject — the full history, oldest to newest below.
The LINK spacecraft has approached NASA's Swift Observatory, which is falling out of orbit, to document the telescope's final stages.
A rescue spacecraft has approached NASA's sinking Swift telescope, shifting its mission from a rescue attempt to a photographic documentation effort.
NASA's doomed Swift space telescope has resumed science operations following a failed orbital rescue mission.
NASA has officially abandoned a mission to rescue the aging Swift space telescope, leaving the observatory to fall toward Earth.
Global tracking data and historical analysis highlight rising concerns over falling space junk across multiple nations.