NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory reenters over Western Indonesia

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Via Satellite / Spaceflight Now at 04 Nov, 20:14 UTC

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory plummeted back into Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday over western Indonesia, ending nearly 22 years in orbit for the gamma-ray burst hunter after a failed attempt to rescue it.

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• T2NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory reenters over Western IndonesiaVia Satellite / Spaceflight Now04 Nov, 20:14