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Psyche Asteroid Mission Launch Delayed at Least a Year

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Tom Patton
Jun 27, 2022
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The Psyche asteroid mission, the agency’s first mission designed to study a metal-rich asteroid, will not make its planned 2022 launch attempt, NASA announced Friday.

“We are exploring options for the mission in the context of the Discovery Program, and a decision on the path forward will be made in the coming months.”

Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administ…

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