2023-10-14 11:07:45
(Photo from NASA: SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with Psyche spacecraft Launch site 39A prepares to carry out the Psyche mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, on Oct. 11, 2023.) Los Angeles, Oct. 14 (Xin Head) — On Friday (13 Oct.) NASA of the United States conducted Mission Psyche (Psyche), the first US mission. In the study of metal-rich asteroids Reports say that the Psyche spacecraft lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in the southeastern US state of Florida at 10:19 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday (Oct. 13). with the SpaceX Falcon Heavy transport rocket shortly following launch. The first and second sections of the Falcon Heavy’s core separated. The propellant of the rocket returns to Earth at the SpaceX landing zone. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Close to the space center, the Psyche spacecraft will take regarding 6 years to travel to the Psyche asteroid, representing a distance of 3.5 billion kilometers. Asteroid Psyche is rich in metals and lies in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. If everything goes according to plan Asteroid Psyche’s gravity will attract the spacecraft in late July 2029, and the spacecraft will begin its first mission in August. The spacecraft will take approximately two years to orbit the asteroid to take images. surface mapping and collect information To determine the composition of the asteroid Psyche At the same time, “Deep Space Optical Communications” (DSOC) technology will be tested on the spacecraft to test laser communications with high data rates. It may be used on future NASA missions. Psyche is also NASA’s first scientific mission. The mission was launched by NASA on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to help scientists learn more regarding the formation of rocky planets in our solar system. (Xinhua file photo: Image cut from NASA’s live broadcast screen As the Psyche spacecraft travels to a metal-rich asteroid on October 13, 2023) Related news:
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