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NASA's Swift telescope will plunge toward Earth after rescue mission called off

The mission to save NASA's sinking space telescope has been called off, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.

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NASA's Swift telescope will plunge toward Earth after rescue mission called off
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