NASA Concludes Swift Observatory Mission After More Than Two Decades Written 26 October 2026

SpaceNews reports that NASA has ended science operations aboard the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory after more than two decades studying gamma-ray bursts and other cosmic phenomena. The spacecraft made its final observations on October 20. NASA announced the shutdown on October 23, following a failed commercial reboost attempt, with SpaceNews describing Swift as “an astronomy spacecraft in a decaying orbit.” The observatory had descended to an altitude of 275 kilometers.
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