NASA has successfully launched the Psyche mission in collaboration with SpaceX to explore a metal-rich asteroid. The mission aims to provide humanity with new information about planet formation while testing technology that can be used on future NASA missions. Psyche is the largest metal asteroid identified in our solar system so far. The Falcon Heavy rocket, with 27 kerosene-burning engines, provided the initial boost out of the atmosphere, and its reusable side boosters detached and returned to land at Cape Canaveral. The mission could also pave the way for space mining, as exploring a metal-rich asteroid holds potential for valuable resource extraction.
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What you need to know about NASA’s Psyche mission https://t.co/hZUF1gyk1h
We've only identified a handful of metal asteroids in our solar system—and Psyche is by far the biggest. https://t.co/Fci0WWfFQI https://t.co/a4y1Gz5qX6
"Psyche received a booming blastoff from the Falcon Heavy rocket, with 27 kerosene-burning engines providing an initial boost out of the atmosphere. The rocket's two reusable side boosters detached and returned to land at Cape Canaveral" https://t.co/fITWK1vz7z
A heavy metal journey to a big metal asteroid began on Friday the 13th when NASA and SpaceX launched the Psyche mission https://t.co/In99lzBMV1
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NASA hitches a ride with SpaceX to launch an asteroid probe with lasers. https://t.co/dHfLzvx0qZ