NASA's Psyche mission set to launch this October after delay.
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NASA's Psyche asteroid mission is set to launch in October 2023 after a one-year delay due to issues with the spacecraft's flight software. An independent review board found that workforce issues at JPL, along with the COVID-19 pandemic and problems with communication and management, caused the delay. The review board also praised JPL and the Psyche team for their response to its recommendations to get things back on track. The mission will explore a 140-mile-wide metal-rich object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, which could be the partial core of a shattered planetesimal.
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