Psyche Spacecraft Fires Up Its Sci-Fi-Worthy Thrusters

NASA Probe Heading to the Asteroid Belt

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft recently passed its six-month checkup with a clean bill of health, and navigators are now firing its futuristic-looking electric thrusters, which emit a blue glow, nearly nonstop as the orbiter travels farther into deep space.

The spacecraft launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on Oct. 13, …