SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center -- see the stunning photos!
The spacecraft will travel to the metallic asteroid Psyche, where it will enter orbit in 2029 and be the first spacecraft to explore a metal-rich asteroid.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft will travel to a metal-rich asteroid by the same name orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter to study its composition.Crowds on a beach in Cape Canaveral, watch the first of two boosters land about eight minutes after the launch.Two side boosters from SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket successfully land at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023.
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket poised to launch Psyche metal asteroid mission (photos)Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, 'Out There,' was published on Nov. 13, 2018.
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Watch SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch NASA's Psyche asteroid mission todayMichael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, 'Out There,' was published on Nov. 13, 2018.
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