Scheduled to launch on Oct. 5, 2023, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Psyche mission is a journey to a metal asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.
What makes the asteroid Psyche unique is that it may be the partial core of a planetesimal (one of the building blocks of a rocky planet) or could be primordial material that never melted. The mission aims to help answer fundamental questions about Earth’s own metal core and the formation of our solar system.
The spacecraft also will carry NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC), a technology demonstration that aims to show how lasers could increase data transmission rates far beyond the capacity of current radio frequency systems used on spacecraft today.
Tune in as we hear from experts behind the mission. JPL Director Laurie Leshin will provide opening remarks, and briefing participants are expected to include:
Lori Glaze, director, Planetary Sciences Division, NASA Headquarters in Washington
Lindy Elkins-Tanton, principal investigator of Psyche, Arizona State University
Henry Stone, project manager, Psyche, JPL
Abi Biswas, project technologist for DSOC, JPL
Serkan Bastug, mission manager, Launch Services Program, NASA Kennedy
For more information on the Psyche mission, visit https://nasa.gov/psyche or follow #MissionToPsyche on social media.
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Why can't we take soil samples from an asteroid?
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Curious where the missing core of Mars was ejected to ? Could it be Psyche ?
Mars lost a significant portion of it's core mass 3.4 billion years ago, due to a direct impact from an unknown object. An analogy of the condition of Mars just prior to impact would be that of a delicate soft boiled egg. In other words, the recently cooled crust was not very thick. The evidence we see today, all points to this catastrophic event. For example: #1 Mars has an orbit around the sun that is off center, this directly indicates a large disturbance in the past. #2 One side of Mars has normal geography (Mountains, Valleys). The other side is void of features, completely smooth like a clean slate. The only features on this side are the very large eruption of Olympus Mons and the Valles Marineris, a network of very large fractures in the crust of the planet. These 2 features indicate significant crustal damage. Again these features indicate a large disturbance in the past. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to see this simple evidence. Something that has diverted the focus of scientists away from these obvious evidential features is the presence of historical water. To surmise, Mars is a damaged planet, reduced gravity due to a loss of it's core mass leaves it unable to retain any significant atmosphere, which means trying to change it's atmosphere is a mute point. There is also no Magnetic Dynamo due to the disturbance to the core mass (what is left of it). No Magnetic Dynamo has left Mars defenseless against the solar radiation that pummels its surface constantly. I commend Elon Musk for his efforts. But to live on Mars would be very difficult. You might as well be living at depth submerged in the ocean. So to get off Earth, I would build "Deep Space Nine", complete with docking for exploratory craft to search the solar system for resources. What do you think ? . . ❓🪐
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Being a solid metal core the gravity could be pretty strong and could pull it into the asteroid.
Was the one lady projecting a video of a street on her wall?
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How much precious metals does 16 Psyche have and how do we mine it in a new gold rush?
In a couple of centuries from now (if we don't destroy our civilization meanwhile) Psyche will be at the center of a "gold rush". A 23rd century Klondike.