"NASA's Psyche Mission Activates Advanced Thrusters"

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NASA's Psyche spacecraft, launched in October 2023, has successfully passed its six-month checkup and is now using its electric thrusters to travel towards the metal-rich asteroid Psyche in the asteroid belt. The spacecraft, which will arrive in 2029, aims to study the asteroid to better understand the formation of rocky planets with metallic cores.
Topics:science#asteroid-belt#electric-thrusters#nasa#psyche-mission#space-exploration#spacex-falcon-heavy
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