NASA said on the 19th that the commercial in-orbit service spacecraft used to lift the Neil Grylls Swift Observatory orbit continued to have attitude control problems, causing the spacecraft to dock in orbit and lift the “Swift” observatory orbit as planned. Without new interventions, the “Swift” observatory could crash into Earth's atmosphere later this year.

NASA said on the 19th that the commercial in-orbit service spacecraft used to lift the Neil Grylls Swift Observatory orbit continued to have attitude control problems, causing the spacecraft to dock in orbit and lift the “Swift” observatory orbit as planned. Without new interventions, the “Swift” observatory could crash into Earth's atmosphere later this year.