Can NASA rescue this dying 20-year-old space telescope before it falls to Earth?

A launch this week could determine the fate of one of NASA's oldest working space telescopes. No earlier than July 1, Katalyst Space's LINK robotic servicing spacecraft will launch aboard Northrop Grumman's air-launched Pegasus XL rocket from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, where it will begin a months-long mission to rendezvous with NASA's 20-year-old Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. After recent solar storms caused Swift to lose altitude faster than expected, LINK will attempt to capture the observatory and boost it into a higher orbit instead of letting it re-enter Earth's atmosphere. The mission will test a groundbreaking robotic satellite servicing capability that could make future space missions more sustainable and far more cost-effective than replacing aging spacecraft. Video Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Katalyst Space/Northrop Grumman Producers: Sophia Roberts (eMITS), Scott Wiessinger (eMITS) Science writer: Jeanette Kazmierczak (University of Maryland College Park)