Skip to content- ScienceNASA's Swift Satellite Re-enters Earth's Atmosphere Over Indonesia After Two DecadesNASA reported that the Swift satellite telescope, which dedicated two decades to observing the most powerful known energy blasts in the cosmos, re-entered Earth's atmosphere over Indonesia on Wednesday. The event came less than three months after a rescue spacecraft failed its mission to boost the satellite to a higher orbit and extend its life. The event came less than three months after a failed rescue mission.1 min