Irene Klotz
September 01, 2026

Swift side view

Credit score: NASA

Following a failed try to revive the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a secure operational orbit, NASA turned two telescope science devices again on for a last spherical of gamma-ray observations earlier than the spacecraft plunges into Earth’s environment as early as subsequent month. The company paid…

Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Area Editor for Aviation Week, based mostly in Cape Canaveral. Earlier than becoming a member of Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter overlaying human and robotic spaceflight, business area, astronomy, science and know-how for Reuters and United Press Worldwide.

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