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B1 French News | NASA's Swift Observatory Faces a Failed Rescue
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- Aug 20, 2026
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- 492
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Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: NASA and Katalyst give up on rescuing the Swift space telescope after control problems stop the Link mission. Also: LinkedIn data shows women are still far less likely to get high-paying AI jobs or lead AI companies. Aujourd'hui : NASA abandonne le sauvetage de Swift · Les femmes restent minoritaires dans l’IA. Today’s French focus: renoncer à sauver Swift = to give up on rescuing Swift. Vocabulary: la sonde (probe), le propulseur (thruster), la cible (target). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-08-20 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.