NASA’s Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed – here’s why it’s so hard to boost a satellite

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by MIT News (research) / Quanta / The Conversation at 04 Nov, 20:09 UTC

If you bump a spacecraft in orbit, it may start tumbling uncontrollably. To save a falling satellite, the rescuer must be incredibly steady and precise.

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• T1NASA’s Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed – here’s why it’s so hard to boost a satelliteMIT News (research) / Quanta / The Conversation04 Nov, 20:09