Illustration depicting NASA’s Psyche spacecraft as it approaches the asteroid Psyche. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

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   The NASA Psyche mission, launched on Oct 13, 2023, will orbit and study the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche beginning in 2029.

   Psyche uses solar-powered Hall-effect thrusters for propulsion and orbital maneuvering, the first interplanetary spacecraft to use that technology. It's also the first mission to use laser optical communications beyond the Earth-Moon system.

   https://psyche.asu.edu/
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyche_(spacecraft)
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