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The 20 Most Important NASA Spacecraft Active in 2023 (And What They're Up to in Space)
The 20 Most Important NASA Spacecraft Active in 2023 (And What They're Up to in Space)

23 Dec 2023, 09:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA has over 100 active missions, each with their own accompanying spacecraft. We narrowed the list down to the 20 most impressive ones.

 
Psyche Spacecraft Opens Its Eyes for the First Time in Space and All It Sees Is This
Psyche Spacecraft Opens Its Eyes for the First Time in Space and All It Sees Is This

7 Dec 2023, 15:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA released the first mosaic image of the deep space as seen through the two cameras of the asteroid-hunting Psyche spacecraft

 
Spacecraft Shoots Laser Beam at Earth, NASA Catches It in California
Spacecraft Shoots Laser Beam at Earth, NASA Catches It in California

17 Nov 2023, 13:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) demonstrator fired its first laser beam at Earth, proving optical comms could work from very large distances

 
NASA on Track to Launch Metal Asteroid-Hunting Spaceship in October 2023
NASA on Track to Launch Metal Asteroid-Hunting Spaceship in October 2023

6 Jun 2023, 13:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says it clear an independent board review, and the Psyche mission to the namesake metal asteroid is on track to depart this fall

 
NASA Scraps Plan to Launch Solar Electric-Powered Asteroid Hunter in 2022
NASA Scraps Plan to Launch Solar Electric-Powered Asteroid Hunter in 2022

27 Jun 2022, 09:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA will no longer launch the Psyche asteroid mission because of “late delivery of the spacecraft’s flight software and testing equipment”

 
Here Is the Metal Asteroid Hunter NASA Is Putting Together
Here Is the Metal Asteroid Hunter NASA Is Putting Together

15 Apr 2022, 07:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA allows for the first time the access of media in the clean room at JPL where the Psyche spacecraft is being put together

 
NASA Spacecraft Completes Rigorous Testing in Preparation for Epic Space Journey
NASA Spacecraft Completes Rigorous Testing in Preparation for Epic Space Journey

5 Apr 2022, 01:35 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / In August, NASA's Psyche spacecraft will leave our skies and will head toward a metal-rich asteroid located somewhere between Mars and Jupiter

 
Psyche Spacecraft Gears Up for Historical Journey, Gets Massive Solar Arrays
Psyche Spacecraft Gears Up for Historical Journey, Gets Massive Solar Arrays

7 Mar 2022, 21:14 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA's Psyche spacecraft has received its massive solar arrays that will help it reach a mysterious metal-rich asteroid located between Mars and Jupiter

 
NASA Is Gearing Up for a Hot 2022, Here Are the Missions Planned for This Year
NASA Is Gearing Up for a Hot 2022, Here Are the Missions Planned for This Year

4 Jan 2022, 09:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA has big plans for 2022, that include the first Artemis mission to the Moon and the first attempt at changing the trajectory of an asteroid

 
NASA's Spacecraft Prepares for a Memorable Journey to a Strange Metallic Asteroid
NASA's Spacecraft Prepares for a Memorable Journey to a Strange Metallic Asteroid

26 Dec 2021, 05:30 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / In 2022, NASA's spacecraft Psyche will start its long space journey to get to a potato-shaped asteroid unusually rich in metal

 
Psyche Mission Going After Metal Planetary Cores, Cool Blue Light Is What Makes It Go
Psyche Mission Going After Metal Planetary Cores, Cool Blue Light Is What Makes It Go

27 Nov 2021, 11:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Psyche mission is set to depart in the summer of 2022 and travel 300 million miles (480 million km) to meet with an nickel-iron planet core

 
NASA Spacecraft Will Use Solar Electric Propulsion to Reach Rare Metal Asteroid
NASA Spacecraft Will Use Solar Electric Propulsion to Reach Rare Metal Asteroid

22 Sep 2021, 00:39 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA's Psyche spacecraft will use solar electric propulsion for the first time to get to an unusual metal-rich asteroid, located 1.5 billion miles away.

 
Psyche Is NASA’s Next Target, Spacecraft Bound for It Cleared for Assembly
Psyche Is NASA’s Next Target, Spacecraft Bound for It Cleared for Assembly

7 Feb 2021, 18:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA planning a mission to study the Psyche asteroid in the asteroid belt, spacecraft meant for it was cleared for assembly