Psyche, NASA's mission to a huge metallic asteroid, lifts off on Oct. 12. Here's what you need to know.

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Psyche, NASA's mission to a huge metallic asteroid, lifts off on Oct. 12. Here's what you need to know.

https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/psyche-nasas-mission-to-a-huge-metallic-asteroid-lifts-off-on-oct-12-heres-what-you-need-to-knowOpen link View original on lemmy.nz

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SJSmith

lemmy.world

Now Friday Oct 13 due to weather.

https://x.com/nasajpl/status/1712242350242603118?s=61&t=W62IdkZsgpkboTsRYHalRw

remotelove reply

lemmy.ca

JPL needs to get off of exTwitter. I am not feeding that site anymore traffic.

threelonmusketeers reply

sh.itjust.works

I'd love to see a NASA-hosted Mastodon insance. Until then, you can use a FOSS Xitter viewer like nitter:

https://nitter.net/nasajpl/status/1712242350242603118

Update: Due to unfavorable weather conditions, #MissionToPsyche is now targeting a Friday, Oct. 13, launch. go.nasa.gov/45qCd0T

(Yes… Friday the 13th. How metal is that?? 🤘)

Valmond

lemmy.mindoki.com

So will it eventually crash onto the asteroid?

Very cool if it gets there though, ion thrusters (super feeble thrust) + a slingshot maneuver feels really tricky!