NASA's Psyche Mission: Witness the Launch of a $1 Billion Asteroid Expedition
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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket is set to launch NASA's Psyche mission, which aims to study the composition of the asteroid Psyche, an unusual object likely rich in metal. The spacecraft will embark on a nearly six-year journey of about 2.2 billion miles, arriving at the asteroid in July 2029. The launch is scheduled for 10:19 a.m. ET from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, with SpaceX awarded a contract of about $131 million for the mission.
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