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Psyche Asteroid Rotation Animation There are lots of ways in which Psyche (an asteroid) is different from Earth (a planet). Psyche’s size. If Earth were the size of a grapefruit, Psyche... 01-30-2025
Mission to Psyche: One Year Into the Spacecraft’s Journey to a Metal-Rich Asteroid One year after a successful launch on Oct. 13, 2023, team members on the Psyche mission to the metal-rich asteroid of the same name reflect on launch day,... 10-29-2024
NASA’s Tech Demo Streams First Video From Deep Space via Laser The video, featuring a cat named Taters, was sent back from nearly 19 million miles away by NASA’s laser communications demonstration, marking a historic... 12-19-2023
Psyche Mission Launches From Kennedy Space Center (Highlights) Highlights from the Oct. 13, 2023, launch of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, which will travel 2.2 billion miles to a metal-rich asteroid in the main asteroid... 10-13-2023
Psyche Launches to a Metal Asteroid (Official NASA Broadcast) Watch the Psyche spacecraft launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. NASA and SpaceX are now targeting launch... 10-13-2023
Psyche Mission Prepares for Launch to a Metal World (News Briefing) The Psyche mission is expected to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 12, 2023, at 7:16 a.m. PT / 10:16 a.m. ET. Join experts... 10-12-2023
#MissionToPsyche: The Science Behind the Psyche Spacecraft (News Briefing) The Psyche spacecraft will journey 2.2 billion miles to an asteroid that scientists hypothesize is made of substantial amounts of metal. It may contain... 10-12-2023
NASA EDGE: Live Psyche Prelaunch Show Get ready for the Psyche launch with NASA EDGE! We cover Psyche, DSOC, and Mic Woltman of LSP. I mean, what else do you need ahead of SpaceX Falcon Heavy... 10-12-2023
NASA’s Psyche Mission to a Metal-Rich Asteroid (Teaser Trailer) There are millions of asteroids in our solar system, so why is NASA going to the asteroid Psyche? Scientists think this particular asteroid, which orbits... 10-05-2023
Psyche: A Heavy Metal Tribute to #MissionToPsyche Psyche’s journey to a metal world inspired Psyche super-fan Terry Glaze to get #PsycheSpaceCRAFTY with this heavy metal tribute to the mission, accompanied... 09-29-2023
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Imaging a Metal World NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will use highly sensitive cameras to allow scientists to see a metal-rich asteroid that’s never been imaged up close before.... 09-28-2023
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Using Gravity to Study an Asteroid NASA’s Psyche mission will use gravity to study the interior structure of its asteroid target, also named Psyche. By measuring subtle changes in the... 09-28-2023
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Testing Space Lasers for Deep Space Optical Communications How might lasers revolutionize deep space communications? NASA will test high-bandwidth laser (or optical) communications for the first time beyond the... 09-28-2023
Psyche Electrical Engineer Luis Dominguez – Behind the Spacecraft Meet Luis Dominguez, an engineer on NASA’s Psyche mission, which will be the first to explore a metal-rich asteroid, also named Psyche. In this video,... 09-21-2023
Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion Engineer Julie Li – Behind the Spacecraft Join us LIVE as we chat with Julie Li, an engineer on NASA’s Psyche mission, which will be the first to explore a metal-rich asteroid. Li, of Maxar Technologies,... 09-13-2023
Psyche Power System Engineer Ben Inouye – Behind the Spacecraft
Psyche Power System Engineer Ben Inouye – Behind the Spacecraft Meet Ben Inouye, a power system engineer on NASA’s Psyche mission, which will be the first to explore a metal-rich asteroid, also named Psyche. In this... 09-07-2023