{"id":540542,"date":"2023-10-04T09:29:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T13:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=540542"},"modified":"2023-10-19T09:57:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T13:57:52","slug":"nasa-invites-public-to-share-in-excitement-of-psyche-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/get-involved\/virtual-guest-program\/nasa-invites-public-to-share-in-excitement-of-psyche-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Invites Public to Share in Excitement of Psyche Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/53170170322-ce040d6142-k-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/53170170322-ce040d6142-k-1.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Here, Psyche mission team members prepare the spacecraft at a facility near NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in late July, just after the solar arrays were folded and stowed.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/53170170322-ce040d6142-k-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/53170170322-ce040d6142-k-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/53170170322-ce040d6142-k-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/53170170322-ce040d6142-k-1.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/53170170322-ce040d6142-k-1.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/53170170322-ce040d6142-k-1.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/53170170322-ce040d6142-k-1.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/53170170322-ce040d6142-k-1.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/53170170322-ce040d6142-k-1.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/53170170322-ce040d6142-k-1.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Psyche mission team members prepare the spacecraft at a facility near NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in late July, just after the solar arrays were folded and stowed.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor’s note:<\/strong> On Oct. 11, NASA and SpaceX stood down from the Oct. 12 launch of Psyche due to unfavorable weather conditions. NASA and SpaceX are now targeting launch at 10:19 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 13, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA is inviting the public to take part in virtual activities ahead of the launch of NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/psyche.asu.edu\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Psyche<\/a> spacecraft. The Psyche spacecraft will travel about 2.2 billion miles to study a metal-rich asteroid of the same name. The asteroid, which lies in the outer portion of the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, may be part of a core of a planetesimal (a building block of a planet) and can tell us more about planetary cores and Earth\u2019s own formation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Psyche is targeting liftoff at 10:16 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 12, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft also is hosting a technology demonstration, NASA\u2019s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC), which will be the first test of laser communications beyond the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the public can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/nasas-psyche-mission-registration-372096158627?aff=webfeature\" rel=\"noopener\">register<\/a> to attend the launch virtually. As a virtual guest, you have access to curated resources, schedule changes, and mission-specific information delivered straight to your inbox. Following each activity, virtual guests will receive a commemorative stamp for their virtual guest passport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The live launch broadcast will begin at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 12, and will air on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/NASA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitch.tv\/NASA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/NASA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Motion<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasaapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NASA app<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.nasa.gov\/nasatv<\/a>, and NASA’s UHD Channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the Psyche mission, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/psyche\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/psyche<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor’s note: On Oct. 11, NASA and SpaceX stood down from the Oct. 12 launch of Psyche due to unfavorable weather conditions. NASA and SpaceX are now targeting launch at 10:19 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 13, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 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