{"id":21834,"date":"2023-12-09T01:25:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T17:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/all-signs-point-to-nasas-psyche-mission-performing-well-in-space\/"},"modified":"2023-12-09T01:25:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T17:25:08","slug":"all-signs-point-to-nasas-psyche-mission-performing-well-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/all-signs-point-to-nasas-psyche-mission-performing-well-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"All signs point to NASA\u2019s Psyche mission performing well in space"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Psyche starts to gather early scientific data<\/h2>\n

Launched on October 13 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, NASA\u2019s latest science probe, Psyche, is now on its way to meet its target, also named Psyche. While it still has a ways to go, teams on the ground have been hard at work getting the spacecraft ready to perform observations as soon as it arrives.<\/p>\n

The first major milestone Psyche reached is called \u201cFirst Light.\u201d This is when the spacecraft\u2019s cameras are turned on and begin to capture its first photos of its surroundings. These dual cameras will eventually give us awesome photos of what we believe is an asteroid made entirely of metal.<\/p>\n

While for us these early photos look like nothing, especially compared to photos taken by NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope, this is a beginning of a what everyone is hoping to be an amazing mission.<\/p>\n

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