With Psyche, a journey to an ancient asteroid is set to begin

Boston MA (SPX) Oct 12, 2023

If all goes well, on Thursday morning a NASA mission with extensive connections to MIT will be headed to a metal world. Psyche, a van-sized spacecraft with winglike solar panels, is scheduled to blast off aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket tomorrow at 10:16 a.m. Eastern Time. Psyche's destination is a potato-shaped asteroid by the same name that orbits the sun within the main asteroid bel