NASA launches robotic mission from the Marshall Islands to rescue falling Swift telescope
NASA has launched a robotic spacecraft from the Marshall Islands in an attempt to prevent the ageing Swift Observatory from burning up in the atmosphere. The mission, described as unprecedented, is designed to rendezvous with the telescope in orbit and raise it to a higher altitude. If successful, it could also demonstrate a new way to extend the life of other satellites.The Link spacecraft was launched on Friday at 0836 GMT from an atoll in the Pacific Ocean aboard a Pegasus rocket released from the belly of a modified aircraft. Northrop Grumman carried out the launch, while the spacecraft itself... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Jul 2026 23:03 LONDON
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Ukraine says it struck Russia's Dubna satellite communications site for a second time
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv had struck Russia's Dubna Satellite Communications Centre in the Moscow region for a second time. He described the target as part of Ukraine's long-range campaign against Russian military communications and reconnaissance. The claim points to another cross-border strike deep inside Russian territory, more than 500 kilometres from Ukraine's border.Zelenskyy said the site was a "special satellite communications facility" used for reconnaissance and for coordinating Russia's occupation contingent in Ukraine. In a post on social media, he said Ukraine's "long-range sanctions" had again reached the Dubna space communications centre. The supplied material says the facility... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 30 Jun 2026 13:31 LONDON
