Blasting off on Oct. 12., the NASA mission to visit the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche aims to find crucial clues about the formation of our solar system's planets.
  • Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com
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    1 year ago

    So will it eventually crash onto the asteroid?

    Very cool if it gets there though, ion thrusters (super feeble thrust) + a slingshot maneuver feels really tricky!