Rescue satellite gets close to NASAs doomed telescope, even if it cant save it
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private spacecraft that was supposed to supply a lifeline to NASA’s Swift Observatory managed to get close to the sinking telescope and even snap photos more than a week after the rescue was abandoned. But the three-armed robotic salvager had to turn away because of low fuel, according to Katalyst Space Technologies, which attempted the daring operation. “We got so close, but so far,” Katalyst CEO Ghonhee Lee told The Associated Press this week. Katalyst's...
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