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Rescuing satellites is harder than it looks – a growing space junk problem will make doing so more important

A new mission to save NASA’s Swift observatory shows why catching a satellite that was never designed for rescue is one of the hardest jobs in spaceflight.

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Published: 22 July 2026
Source: The Conversation Technology
Category: News
Topics: Jobs & economy
Retrieved: 23 July 2026

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