NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the PSYCHE spacecraft from the space agency’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida local morning time earlier today. The Psyche probe is a satellite that […]
NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the PSYCHE spacecraft from the space agency’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida local morning time earlier today. The Psyche probe is a satellite that will orbit the metallic asteroid Psyche after spending six years traveling in space to reach its destination. It is part of NASA’s efforts to investigate outer space bodies to enable scientific discoveries and discover clues behind the creation of the universe and the solar system. The satellite flew on SpaceX’s biggest operational rocket, the Falcon Heavy, and the rocket will inject it into an interplanetary transfer orbit for its multi million mile journey.SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Successfully Lifts Off From Florida After Weather And Payload Related Launch Delays
The Falcon Heavy lifted off from the KSC at 10:19 a.m. local time earlier today. Before today’s launch, the Psyche mission had seen multiple delays, as first engineers discovered a problem with its cold gas thrusters, and then high upper level winds at the KSC yesterday forced NASA and SpaceX to stand down from the launch.
