NASA’s Psyche mission uses Mars flyby to speed toward metal-rich asteroid
TL;DR
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will perform a close Mars flyby to gain a gravitational boost on its six-year, 2.2-billion-mile voyage to the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche, while also allowing Mars observations and instrument testing ahead of a planned 2029 orbital rendezvous.
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