Falcon Heavy will launch @NASAPsyche! The mission, for which @NASA requires the highest level of launch vehicle reliability, will study a metal asteroid between Mars and Jupiter to help humanity better understand the formation of our solar system’s planets go.nasa.gov/2VCFdap
Mission To Psyche
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@NASA's Psyche mission to a metal-rich asteroid. Account managed by the Psyche team @ASU. Official NASA communications: @NASASolarSystem.
Joined July 2016
- 3, 2, 1... LIFTOFF🚀 Only 13 days till our #MissionToPsyche launch period begins! Can't make the launch in person? No worries, you can come virtually! Join the countdown to liftoff here: bit.ly/3rfLnzv
- Onward and upward! We’re #psyched to announce that #MissionToPsyche is moving into Phase D, where we will begin to assemble and test the spacecraft before launching with @SpaceX’s #FalconHeavy in 2022. See more here ⬇️Our #PsycheMission has passed a critical milestone that moves it a step closer to exploring a mysterious metal world up close. See more: go.nasa.gov/2YAzimb
- Check out the Psyche spacecraft's path to asteroid Psyche depicted in this updated mission plan graphic! What part are you most excited for? #MissionToPsyche
- T-minus 2 weeks!🚀 From takeoff to #MissionToPsyche spacecraft separation, follow along with this expected @SpaceX ascent timeline. For more info check out: psyche.asu.edu/gallery/psyche…
- Can you believe there's only 34 days till the #MissionToPsyche launch? 🚀 You can still register to be a part of the launch virtually! Register and learn more here: eventbrite.com/e/nasas-psyche…
00:00 - #ICYMI check out "This Week @NASA " featuring a very special guest: the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) laser transceiver @NASASCaN @NASA_Technology. Test your laser precision and find DSOC here at 0:46 👀: youtube.com/watch?v=fwBBFm…
- Ta da! New video of 5-panel Psyche mission design and hypotheses of Psyche's surface by the brilliant @peter_rubin!
- Congrats to @NASAPsyche’s Jessica Maschino on her @ASU graduation! 🎓 She received her BS in Earth & Space Exploration (Systems Design) from @SESEASU and has helped keep us on track with school visits, outreach, & metrics!✨ Also, check out her commercial: youtu.be/QJuBWPIBmFk
- Go Lucy! Today we celebrate the #MissionToPsyche sister mission @lucymission ! Congratulations on your first asteroid flyby 🥳 #AsteroidAutumnThis is why we explore. Turns out that asteroid Dinkinesh is… asteroids Dinkinesh? During the #LucyMission’s first asteroid flyby on Nov. 1, we discovered that the main belt asteroid is a party of two, or binary pair! go.nasa.gov/40pe1eE
- Deep Space Optical Communications tech demo is riding along w/ Psyche. #DidYouKnow going from radio to laser, or optical, comms will allow increased data rates throughout the solar system! @NASAJPL @NASA_Technology Read more: go.nasa.gov/3NOtJtV
- How big is BIG? Take a look 👀 at this #MissionToPsyche Inspired artwork from @marshallw_art, a Physics major at @UCCS. This piece compares the asteroid with some well-known places and objects! For more info visit: psyche.asu.edu/get-involved/p…

























