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NASA races to keep aging telescope from falling to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission.

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What happened CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission.
The headline split The Columbian (Vancouver WA) frames it as "NASA races to keep aging telescope from falling to Earth". Courthouse News frames it as "NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission".
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The Columbian (Vancouver WA)News report · Jun 28, 10:00 PM

NASA races to keep aging telescope from falling to Earth

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission.

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Courthouse NewsNews report · Jun 28, 8:14 PM

NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

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The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver.

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Jun 28, 8:14 PM: Courthouse News joined the source map.

Jun 28, 10:00 PM: The Columbian (Vancouver WA) joined the source map.

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