A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that's in danger of crashing back to Earth.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth. Northrop Grumman launched Katalyst Space Technologies’ ...

Flagstaff-based Katalyst Space Technologies launched a spacecraft to capture and boost NASA’s Swift telescope, keeping it in orbit and operating.

A rush rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope remains grounded, this time because of a last-minute launch problem.

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NASA plans to launch a mission Wednesday to save one of its workhorse space telescopes. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. For more ...

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on May 28 during a prelaunch test in Florida. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman visited the damaged launch site to survey the aftermath. The New Glenn rocket ...

NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission. The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of ...

The Swift telescope has been affected by recent solar storms and is sinking faster than ever, heading toward Earth. A NASA ...