Data warning grounds rescue mission for NASA's Swift space telescope
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Marcia Dunn
Summary
A rescue mission to save NASA's Swift Observatory space telescope was delayed again due to a last-minute launch problem. Northrop Grumman's rocket-launching plane took off from the Marshall Islands but observed a data warning in-flight, preventing the release of the Pegasus rocket. The rocket carries a spacecraft built by Katalyst Space Technologies to chase and service the Swift Observatory, which is at risk of falling out of orbit by October. No new launch date has been set.
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· 3 pulledNorthrop Grumman's rocket-launching plane took off from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific on Thursday, following weather delays all week.
While in flight, the team observed a warning in the stream of data and decided against releasing the Pegasus rocket strapped to the plane's belly.
The rocket holds a three-armed spacecraft built by Katalyst Space Technologies to chase down the Swift Observatory, which will fall out of orbit by October if no help arrives.
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