NASA Swift Gets Software Fix After Loss of Control
Get the Health newsletter
Daily health & science — research, biotech, public health, the studies worth knowing. Free.
- NASA's Swift spacecraft lost control, prompting a rescue plan, and a software fix is now in place that Gizmodo describes as 'badly needed' to the mission.
- Swift is preparing to continue its mission after the patch, with ExtremeTech reporting the rescue mission could be back in business and New Scientist framing the spacecraft as back on track.
Why it matters: Swift's loss of control threatened an active NASA mission, and the software fix is the critical step to return the spacecraft to operations. Recovery hinges on the patch successfully restoring functionality to a mission already running an emergency rescue effort.
Ask SkimNews
