The Deep Space Optical Communications instrument on NASA’s Psyche probe successfully transmitted data to Earth from an unprecedented distance.
NASA’s Psyche probe, carrying a new laser communication system, has begun its six-year journey. The probe, which was launched uncrewed on Friday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, traveled approximately 497 million km.
This was a first in NASA history. For the first time, the Psyche spacecraft was launched with SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket. Moreover, despite all the setbacks.
For the first time, NASA will send the Psyche spacecraft to examine an asteroid with a large amount of metal on its surface. If weather conditions allow
Space and the Solar System are home to countless asteroids. Some of these asteroids contain extremely precious metals. The “16 Psyche” asteroid, one of the precious celestial objects caught on our radars, is heading towards the Earth.
NASA’s Psyche asteroid probe will launch in October after a 1-year delay. Psyche was scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in October 2022 to explore the intriguing metal asteroid for which the mission is named. However …
NASA has been working for a long time to study an asteroid that is very rich in metals. The final tests of the Psyche spacecraft, which was …
NASA is preparing to study a metal-rich asteroid, the only one of its kind discovered. The final tests of the Psyche spacecraft, which will …
NASA, after 27 years of work, has finally succeeded in sending the James Webb telescope into space today. But the agency continues its work …
