Spacecraft with three robotic arms launched into space to stop orbiting telescope from crashing



A spacecraft with three robotic arms was launched into space on Friday, with a mission to save a telescope that's at risk of falling back to earth due to its orbit decaying faster than was expected. 

The rocket carrying the Northrop Grumman Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link spacecraft was launched from a jet on Friday under a $30 million contract that included the cost of the rocket, CBS News reported.



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