NASA said on Wednesday a $30 million mission to save its Swift space telescope had failed after the rescue spacecraft could not be controlled. NASA’s $30 million mission to rescue the Swift space telescope has failed after the robotic spacecraft developed control issues, leaving the satellite likely to re-enter Earth later this year. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• NASA said on Wednesday a $30 million mission to save its Swift space telescope had failed after the rescue spacecraft could not be controlled. The unprecedented effort aimed to use a robot to move Swift into a higher orbit. The satellite is now expected to re-...S1

• NASA’s $30 million mission to rescue the Swift space telescope has failed after the robotic spacecraft developed control issues, leaving the satellite likely to re-enter Earth later this year.S2