Psyche: Everything you need to know about NASA's mission to a huge metallic asteroid
When you purchase through link on our site , we may realise an affiliate charge . Here ’s how it works . On Friday ( Oct. 13)NASA ’s Psyche space vehicle blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida atop aSpaceXFalcon Heavy arugula . In 2029 , after traveling 2.2 billion mile ( 3.5 billion kilometer ) , the spacecraft will get in at the far side of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter , where the asteroid 16 Psyche awaits ....