{"id":22175,"date":"2022-06-26T01:53:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T17:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/nasa-runs-out-of-time-to-launch-psyche-mission-this-year-review-team-to-determine-future-of-asteroid-mission\/"},"modified":"2022-06-26T01:53:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-25T17:53:22","slug":"nasa-runs-out-of-time-to-launch-psyche-mission-this-year-review-team-to-determine-future-of-asteroid-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/nasa-runs-out-of-time-to-launch-psyche-mission-this-year-review-team-to-determine-future-of-asteroid-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA runs out of time to launch Psyche mission this year, review team to determine future of asteroid mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/Psyche-Spacecraft-Arrival-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/Psyche-Spacecraft-Arrival-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/Psyche-Spacecraft-Arrival-1024x683-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/Psyche-Spacecraft-Arrival-1024x683-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/Psyche-Spacecraft-Arrival-1024x683-1.jpg?resize=350,233 350w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/Psyche-Spacecraft-Arrival-1024x683-1.jpg?resize=140,93 140w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/Psyche-Spacecraft-Arrival-1024x683-1.jpg?resize=150,100 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASA amended the launch date three weeks later, shifting the target to no earlier than September 20:<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-consent-needed=\"marketing\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-31328',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>NASA\u2019s&nbsp;Psyche&nbsp;spacecraft is nearing the final stages of preparations for launch, and the mission team is working to confirm that all hardware and software systems are operating correctly. An issue is preventing confirmation that the software controlling the spacecraft is functioning as planned. The team is working to identify and correct the issue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-standing-down\">Standing down<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, this issue ultimately led to the team not being able to meet the 2022 launch window:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Due to the late delivery of the spacecraft\u2019s flight software and testing equipment, NASA does not have sufficient time to complete the testing needed ahead of its remaining launch period this year, which ends on Oct. 11. The mission team needs more time to ensure that the software will function properly in flight.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What happens next isn\u2019t certain. NASA will evaluate launch opportunities in 2023 and 2024, but the spacecraft\u2019s arrival to Psyche would shift from 2026 to 2029 or 2030. Before NASA is cleared to proceed with an adjusted mission target, an independent assessment team will determine viability of the mission.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The independent assessment team, typically made up of experts from government, academia, and industry, will review possible options for next steps, including estimated costs. Implications for the agency\u2019s Discovery Program and planetary science portfolio also will be considered.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASA says that the life-cycle mission cost for Psyche is $985 million, which includes launching on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The agency adds that $717 million of the total mission cost has already been spent, and new cost estimates for launches in 2023 and 2024 will be determined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more about the decision to stand down from launching Psyche this year here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA amended the launch date three weeks later, shifting the target to no earlier than September 20: NASA\u2019s&nbsp;Psyche&nbsp;spacecraft is nearing the final stages of preparations for launch, and the mission team is working to confirm that all hardware and software systems are operating correctly. 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