Pedal to the Metal: NASA's Psyche Heads Toward Asteroid Belt
October 23, 2026
October 23, 2026
PASADENA, California, Oct. 23 -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news:
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Pedal to the Metal: NASA's Psyche Heads Toward Asteroid Belt
Oct. 22, 2026
The spacecraft will use its solar electric propulsion system for 90% of its cruise until it reaches the asteroid Psyche by the summer of 2029.
With a successful Mars gravity assist in its rearview mirror, NASA's Psyche spacecraft has fired up its thrust . . .
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Pedal to the Metal: NASA's Psyche Heads Toward Asteroid Belt
Oct. 22, 2026
The spacecraft will use its solar electric propulsion system for 90% of its cruise until it reaches the asteroid Psyche by the summer of 2029.
With a successful Mars gravity assist in its rearview mirror, NASA's Psyche spacecraft has fired up its thrust . . .