NASA's Ambitious and Costly Mission to Mine a Quadrillion-Dollar Asteroid

NASA's mission to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche, which could be worth $10,000 quadrillion, is set to launch between October 5 and 25 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft is expected to reach the asteroid in August 2029 and orbit it for 26 months. Scientists hope studying Psyche up close could offer new insight into the interior of our own planet and the history of the solar system.