NASA launched an emergency mission to stop the Swift Observatory from crashing to Earth
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The Swift Observatory was launched in 2004, but recent solar storms have pushed its orbit lower, and it's in danger of burning up in Earth's atmosphere as soon as this year. To try and stave off its demise, NASA has enlisted Katalyst Space Technologies. The company's Link spacecraft launched Friday with the goal of intercepting […]
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Thiel is an investor in a start up doing ocean cooling or something.
— Bertrude Bazeley (@InDaKitchin) July 4, 2026
It's definitely going to be a thing however Space is surely going to supercede it.
As soon as we have the resources Earth should be protected. Like a museum piece.