NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory reenters over Western Indonesia
THE SO WHAT
A 22-year gamma-ray mission ending on an uncontrolled reentry is a reminder that orbital assets are finite and deorbit risk is cumulative. Space and EO operators should be treating end-of-life planning and debris mitigation as core design constraints, not afterthoughts.
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