Q&A: Boosting NASA’s Swift Observatory to support continued space observation

In the first mission of its kind, a spacecraft will launch from Earth and rendezvous with NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to boost it to a higher altitude and extend its life. In this Q&A, Penn State faculty John Nousek and Michael Siegel discussed Swift’s role in scientific discovery, the upcoming boost mission and activities at the Swift Mission Operations Center, which is located at Penn State.