"NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Reveals Stunning First Images and Data"

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NASA's Psyche spacecraft has achieved several milestones since its launch in October, including capturing its first images, setting a deep-space record with its electric thrusters, and successfully powering on its scientific instruments. The images, taken by the spacecraft's twin cameras, are being used to verify commanding, telemetry analysis, and calibration. The mission aims to study the metal-rich asteroid Psyche in the main asteroid belt and determine its composition and geology. The spacecraft is also equipped with a magnetometer to study the asteroid's magnetic field and a gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer to analyze its surface material.
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