NASA intends to rescue the Swift Observatory, which is falling back to Earth more than 20 years after launching to space from Cape Canaveral.

NASA has a daring rescue mission in the works to save its Swift space telescope from falling out of space. But it has to happen fast.

Built in 1974, the Stargazer aircraft is the last Lockheed L-1011 that's still flying. A space telescope is falling to Earth, but NASA has a bold plan to rescue it before it’s too late. The agency is launching a daring rescue mission later this month using the world’s last flying mothership of its kind—the Lockheed L-1011 Stargazer.

NASA plans to mount a daring mission to save the Swift Observatory, which has been falling back to Earth. Here's how.

Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus rocket, mounted underneath the Stargazer aircraft, is the last L1011 that’s still flying, with the goal for the rocket to get into orbit and

NASA and commercial partners will launch a spacecraft in June to boost Swift Observatory's orbit, staving off its destruction and extending its life.

NASA's Swift space observatory is falling out of orbit. Can a commercial company build a spacecraft in nine months to save it?

Could they build and launch a satellite to save a $500 million astronomy mission at risk of crashing back to Earth? What’s more, could they do it in less than a year on a tight budget? Katalyst Space Technologies,