Tag: psyche-asteroid
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A cat video highlighted a big year for lasers in space
It’s been quite a year for laser communications in space. In October and November, NASA launched two pioneering demonstrations to test high-bandwidth optical communication links, and these tech demos are now showing some initial results. On December 11, a laser communications terminal aboard NASA’s Psyche spacecraft on the way to an asteroid linked up with…
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Everything is coming together for launch of NASA’s mission to a metal asteroid
TITUSVILLE, Florida—NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is running a year behind schedule before the beginning of its journey to explore a metal asteroid, but mission managers said Friday the probe is essentially ready for launch in less than two months. The spacecraft is heading for asteroid Psyche, the mission’s namesake, about three times farther from the Sun…
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Everything is coming together for launch of NASA’s mission to a metal asteroid
TITUSVILLE, Florida—NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is running a year behind schedule before the beginning of its journey to explore a metal asteroid, but mission managers said Friday the probe is essentially ready for launch in less than two months. The spacecraft is heading for asteroid Psyche, the mission’s namesake, about three times farther from the Sun…