NASA’s Psyche Mission Uses Mars Flyby to Power Toward a Metal-Rich Asteroid
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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft flew by Mars at about 2,800 miles on May 15, calibrating its sensors, imaging Mars, and stealing a small amount of Mars’ orbital energy to gain roughly 1,000 mph in speed and shift its orbital plane, setting the stage for a 2029 rendezvous with the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche.
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