nasa cancels its rescue mission for the aging swift telescope
NASA 已取消对老化 Swift 望远镜的救援任务。该任务旨在修复因故障导致无法工作的卫星，此前 NASA 曾计划派遣特快火箭前往太空进行维修。此次取消决定基于对任务可行性和成本的重新评估。Swift 望远镜自 2004 年发射以来一直运行良好，但近期出现技术故障，使其部分功能失效。NASA 表示将密切监测卫星状态，并考虑未来可能的替代方案。
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NASA announced on August 22, 2026, that it had officially cancelled the rescue mission for its aging Swift gamma-ray telescope. This decision was based on an assessment of the satellite’s current condition, indicating that hardware failures had rendered it impossible to perform any effective repairs or restarts. With the cancellation of the rescue plan, the Swift telescope will no longer carry out any scientific observations, marking the official retirement of this long-operating space facility from the historical stage.
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