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NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Successfully Transmits Mars Flyby Data and Time-Lapse Footage
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The spacecraft utilized the gravity of Mars to alter its trajectory and gain the velocity necessary to continue its journey toward the metal-rich asteroid Psyche. The telemetry and high-resolution imaging data received by mission control will help engineers calibrate the spacecraft's scientific instruments. Launched in October 2023, the Psyche mission is designed to study a unique metal asteroid that scientists believe may be a partial core of a planetesimal. The spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at its final asteroid destination in late 2029.
Why this is news
NASA’s Psyche mission has successfully captured and transmitted scientific data and time-lapse imagery during its scheduled close flyby of the planet Mars.
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