Save Falling NASA Space

Mission to Save Falling NASA Space Telescope Suffers Setback

A spacecraft designed to raise NASA's Swift Observatory to a higher orbit malfunctioned and began tumbling several days ago. Engineers are working to fix the problem and believe the mission can still succeed. The Swift Observatory watches for gamma-ray bursts and other high-energy events in space. If the telescope falls back to Earth, scientists would lose a valuable tool for studying the universe.