# Race against reentry: The wild plan to save a decaying NASA spacecraft

> In a historic first, Northrop Grumman is set to launch a rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope from plunging into the Earth's atmosphere using a service robot to capture the stricken craft and boost it into a…

- **Source:** [Newatlas](https://newatlas.com/space-systems/robotic-rescue-mission-save-nasa-space-telescope/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a34e6b18c59bf9055d1940f)
- **Published:** 2026-06-19
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #robotics #nasa #save #spacecraft #against #atmosphere #decaying #mission
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