This week, NASA decided on a new date for the long-awaited space mission to asteroid 16 Psyche, which is massive and rich in metals.
Initially scheduled for August 2022, the Space Agency now plans to launch the eponymous spacecraft between October 5 and October 25 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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The 280 million-mile trip to the single asteroid has faced delays due to institutional and project issues at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). However, these issues were resolved, allowing the mission to resume.
According to a JPL report, the Independent Review Board expressed its deep admiration for the achievements of the entire JPL and Caltech organization.
The report highlighted that the involvement and leadership of JPL's director and senior staff was considered "world class" in the overall process of responding to the challenges faced.
Discovered by Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis in 1852, asteroid 16 Psyche is named after the Greek goddess of the soul.
This highly valuable space object is mainly composed of iron, nickel, gold and other rare metals.
Having a width of approximately 140 miles, Psyche orbits the Sun in the region between Mars and Jupiter. Its shape is described by astronomers as similar to that of a potato.
According to estimates, it is believed that the value of 16 Psyche could reach $10 trillion, surpassing the value of the entire economy on Earth.
Scientists theorize that Psyche may be the exposed metallic core of a planetesimal, a celestial body in the process of forming. planet, which lost its rocky outer layers due to intense collisions during the early stages of our formation solar system.
This unique composition and its potential value have aroused great interest and curiosity in the scientific community.
The Psyche mission is special for NASA, as it will be the first visit to a world composed primarily of metal, as opposed to rock or ice.
The goal is for the spacecraft to reach the asteroid in August 2029 and orbit around it for 26 months.
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