NASA is on a mission to a metal world

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NASA is on a mission to a metal world

NASA is on a mission to a metal world

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Published 14 Oct 2023

NASA got a hoist into outer space from its travel buddy SpaceX yesterday, kicking off a historic mission to explore a mysterious metallic asteroid. The space upstart’s Falcon Heavy rocket launched NASA’s uncrewed Psyche spacecraft on its 2.2 billion-mile journey to a massive, metal-rich space…

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