NASA is pivoting from a mission to save the Swift telescope. CBS News' Bill Harwood explains why.

NASA halted the rescue of the aging Swift Observatory after the LINK spacecraft sent to boost its orbit ran into problems. Here's why and what's next.

The LINK probe was supposed to use robotic arms to capture Swift and lift it into a safe orbit. Problems with its control system forced NASA to call off the attempt.

This is not the outcome we were working toward, but it does not change why this mission was worth attempting,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said in a statement.