NASA Psyche Mission: Charting a Metallic World

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In this artist's rendition, we explore a metallic world named
Psyche, an asteroid that offers a unique window into the
building blocks of planet formation. The NASA Psyche mission
launches in 2023 and will arrive at the asteroid Psyche, which
orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter, in 2026. The
spacecraft, also named Psyche, will spend 21 months orbiting
the asteroid, mapping it and studying its properties. The
mission is led by Principal Investigator Lindy Elkins-Tanton of
Arizona State University. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is
responsible for the mission's overall management, system
engineering, integration and test, and mission operations.
Maxar Technologies is providing a high-power solar electricpropulsion spacecraft chassis.

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