Falcon Heavy | Psyche
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Oct. 13, 2023, 2:19 p.m. - Oct. 13, 2023, 2:19 p.m.
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Oct. 13, 2023, 2:19 p.m. - Oct. 13, 2023, 2:19 p.m.
Psyche is a NASA interplanetary mission to visit the main belt asteroid of the same name, 16 Psyche. Spacecraft will take 4 years and one Mars flyby to reach the asteroid, which is of particular interest due to being comprised mostly of iron and nickel. Psyche is theorized to be a remnant of an early planet's core, and may offer insights into how solar system formed and evolved. The mission is led by Arizona State University, with NASA JPL being responsible for mission management and operations.
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The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.
See DetailsB1079 was expended after its first flight.
Core will be expended.B1065 has landed on LZ-2 after its 4th flight.
Result: Successful Return to Launch Site landing at Landing Zone 2.B1064 has landed on LZ-1 after its 4th flight.
Result: Successful Return to Launch Site landing at Landing Zone 1.Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
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NASA Demonstrates Advanced High-Speed Laser Communication System with Pet Imagery Transmission
NASA's Psyche spacecraft has marked a significant milestone on its journey to explore the asteroid Psyche in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupite by turning on its twin cameras, and capturing the spacecraft's "first light" images.
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A NASA spacecraft is finally on its way to a metallic main belt asteroid after a successful Falcon Heavy launch Oct. 13.
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