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On January 4, 2017, Psyche was selected for the 14th Discovery mission, with launch set for 2023. [12] In May 2017, the launch date was moved up to target a more efficient trajectory, to July 2022 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch vehicle with a January 31, 2026 arrival, following a Mars gravity assist on May 23, 2023.
On 30 September 2015, the Psyche orbiter mission was one of five Discovery Program semifinalist proposals. [44] The mission was approved by NASA on 4 January 2017 and was originally targeted to launch in October 2023, with an Earth gravity assist maneuver in 2024, a Mars flyby in 2025, and arriving at the asteroid in 2030. [45]
The Psyche mission, which will head to the asteroid belt, was originally set to launch in October, but it was put on hold due to issues with the spacecraft’s software. The issue was…
Launch Date Mission Vehicle Launch Site Total Launch Cost* (million) 1998 [3] 1998.10.24 Deep Space 1: Delta II 7326-9.5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17 (CCAFS SLC 17A) 1998.12.06 Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS) Pegasus XL: Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) 1998.12.11 Mars Climate Orbiter: Delta II 7425
The Psyche mission will also be the first to use Hall-effect thrusters, a type of solar electric propulsion system, in deep space. ... The Psyche spacecraft’s launch is the latest event in what ...
Upon reaching Psyche, the probe is set to circle it in a series of gradually descending orbits, ending up a mere 40 miles (64 km) from the asteroid's surface, before finishing the mission in ...
NASA has launched a spacecraft to study the metal asteroid Psyche to determine whether it’s the exposed core of an early planetary building block. Psyche mission launches as NASA’s first trip ...
Start of mission; Launch date: NET Spring 2025 (planned) Rocket: New Glenn: Launch site: ... However, the launch of the Psyche mission was awarded to Falcon Heavy ...