NASA | Psyche Launches to a Metal Asteroid (Official NASA Broadcast) @NASA | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
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 at 10:19 a.m. EDT (1419 UTC) Friday, Oct. 13. The mission to Psyche will take us on a journey to a metal-rich asteroid.

During this mission we will be researching the largest metallic object in the solar system, how planets form and testing high-speed laser communications with Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology.

For more information about Psyche, visit: jpl.nasa.gov/missions/psyche

Link to download this video: images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20231013-VP-MMS01-0001-SpaceX_Psyche_Live_Launch_Show_HD-WON_M1708

Credit: NASA

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