The Psyche spacecraft is set for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on Thursday at 10:16 a.m. ET, weather permitting.
A NASA spacecraft is about to embark on a 2.2 billion mile journey through space to reach a rare, metal-rich asteroid beyond the orbit of Mars. The Psyche mission is set to launch on Thursday at 10:16 a.m. ET, if weather conditions permit; the latest forecast predicts a 20% chance of favorable weather conditions at launch. The spacecraft will ride on board a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, which will liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
that had already gotten to the point where it had melted and allowed metallic material to go to the core and have a rocky surface similar to other bodies in the solar system,” Polanskey said. “But then, luckily for us, those exterior rocks were potentially stripped away by impact, revealing that internal core.” “ is sort of like our view into the material that was out there originally, which came together to form the planets,” she added.
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SpaceX rolls out Falcon Heavy rocket for Psyche asteroid mission launch (photos)Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, 'Out There,' was published on Nov. 13, 2018. Before becoming a science writer, Michael worked as a herpetologist and wildlife biologist. He has a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology from the University of Sydney, Australia, a bachelor's degree from the University of
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