Countdown Begins: SpaceX's Psyche Mission to Asteroid Set for Launch
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SpaceX is set to launch NASA's Psyche spacecraft on October 5, marking the first interplanetary mission for the Falcon Heavy rocket. The launch window extends until October 25, but a government shutdown on October 1 could potentially delay the launch. Psyche will travel to the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter to study a metallic object believed to be the exposed core of a protoplanet. The Falcon Heavy rocket, the second-most powerful in operation, has previously launched seven times but has not yet carried a NASA payload.
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