NASA’s Psyche Mission is Back on. It’ll Launch Towards its Metal Asteroid Target Later This Year

NASA’s Psyche Mission is Back on. It’ll Launch Towards its Metal Asteroid Target Later This Year - by ET_Exists

, which is the first stages of a planet during the formation process. But how does this new launch date for the Psyche mission affect the overall mission, specifically pertaining to the science aspect?Universe Today

via email. “In fact, some of the technical aspects of orbiting the asteroid and obtaining data are improved by being at a slightly different phase of the asteroid’s orbit around the Sun than we would have been with the previous launch date, and the science returns are expected to be as good or better than originally planned.”

Once the spacecraft successfully arrives at 16 Psyche in 2029, it will conduct its science operations from, which are orbits that are performed at continuingly declining altitudes above the asteroid’s surface. Each of the four stages are designed to collect data on the asteroid’s characterization , topography , gravity science , and elemental mapping .Universe Today

via email. “Make sure not to miss our student art and our free online courses, available through the ASU mission website.”

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