{"id":575061,"date":"2023-12-05T15:50:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T20:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=575061"},"modified":"2024-04-08T21:23:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T01:23:40","slug":"nasas-psyche-delivers-first-images-and-other-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/psyche-mission\/nasas-psyche-delivers-first-images-and-other-data\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Psyche Delivers First Images and Other Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-article-hero-header nasa-gb-align-full bg-carbon-90 width-full maxw-full color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-hero-header\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full minh-tablet grid-container minh-tablet flex-column padding-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex flex-direction-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"z-400 grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2\">5 Min Read<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"heading-41 line-height-md color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNASA\u2019s Psyche Delivers First Images and Other Data\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pia25960-psyche-imager-mosaic-231204.png?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"This mosaic was made from \u201cfirst light\u201d images acquired Dec. 4 by both of the cameras on NASA\u2019s Psyche spacecraft. The star field lies in the constellation Pisces.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 73% 39%; object-position: 73% 39%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pia25960-psyche-imager-mosaic-231204.png 2967w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pia25960-psyche-imager-mosaic-231204.png?resize=300,124 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pia25960-psyche-imager-mosaic-231204.png?resize=768,317 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pia25960-psyche-imager-mosaic-231204.png?resize=1024,423 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pia25960-psyche-imager-mosaic-231204.png?resize=1536,634 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pia25960-psyche-imager-mosaic-231204.png?resize=2048,846 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pia25960-psyche-imager-mosaic-231204.png?resize=400,165 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pia25960-psyche-imager-mosaic-231204.png?resize=600,248 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pia25960-psyche-imager-mosaic-231204.png?resize=900,372 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pia25960-psyche-imager-mosaic-231204.png?resize=1200,495 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pia25960-psyche-imager-mosaic-231204.png?resize=2000,826 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"padding-y-3 padding-x-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"hds-caption maxw-mobile desktop:padding-x-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0 color-carbon-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><figcaption>This mosaic was made from \u201cfirst light\u201d images acquired Dec. 4 by both of the cameras on NASA\u2019s Psyche spacecraft. The star field lies in the constellation Pisces.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-credits color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Credits: <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/ASU<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>The mission team has celebrated several successes since its launch from Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 13. The latest is the operation of the spacecraft\u2019s cameras.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s Psyche spacecraft is on a roll. In the eight weeks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/nasas-psyche-spacecraft-optical-comms-demo-en-route-to-asteroid\" rel=\"noopener\">since it left Earth<\/a> on Oct. 13, the orbiter has performed one successful operation after another, powering on scientific instruments, streaming data toward home, and setting a deep-space record with its electric thrusters. The latest achievement: On Monday, Dec. 4, the mission turned on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/psyche\">Psyche<\/a>\u2019s twin cameras and retrieved the first images \u2013 a milestone called \u201cfirst light.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/images\/pia25960-first-images-from-nasas-psyche\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"View the full images here\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">View the full images here<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Already 16 million miles (26 million kilometers) <a href=\"https:\/\/eyes.nasa.gov\/apps\/solar-system\/#\/sc_psyche\/distance?to=earth\" rel=\"noopener\">from Earth<\/a>, the spacecraft will arrive at its destination \u2013 the asteroid Psyche in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter \u2013 in 2029. The team wanted to test all of the science instruments early in the long journey to make sure they are working as intended, and to ensure there would be plenty of time to calibrate and adjust them as needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The imager instrument, which consists of a pair of identical cameras, captured a total of 68 images, all within a star field in the constellation Pisces. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gCmIZ_sZbEM&list=PLTiv_XWHnOZroZ-vuDa-e-aQbfMG4-KNo&index=6\" rel=\"noopener\">imager team<\/a> is using the data to verify proper commanding, telemetry analysis, and calibration of the images.<\/p>\n\n\n<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-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-first-light-stacked.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-first-light-stacked.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-first-light-stacked.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-first-light-stacked.jpg?resize=300,248 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-first-light-stacked.jpg?resize=768,634 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-first-light-stacked.jpg?resize=1024,845 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-first-light-stacked.jpg?resize=1536,1267 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-first-light-stacked.jpg?resize=2048,1690 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-first-light-stacked.jpg?resize=400,330 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-first-light-stacked.jpg?resize=600,495 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-first-light-stacked.jpg?resize=900,743 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-first-light-stacked.jpg?resize=1200,990 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-first-light-stacked.jpg?resize=2000,1650 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Psyche\u2019s \u201cfirst light\u201d images make up this mosaic showing a starfield in the constellation Pisces. A version of the mosaic annotated with the names of the stars shown is at bottom.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/ASU<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese initial images are only a curtain-opener,\u201d said Arizona State University\u2019s Jim Bell, the Psyche imager instrument lead. \u201cFor the team that designed and operates this sophisticated instrument, first light is a thrill. We start checking out the cameras with star images like these, then in 2026 we\u2019ll take test images of Mars during the spacecraft\u2019s flyby. And finally, in 2029 we\u2019ll get our most exciting images yet \u2013 of our target asteroid Psyche. We look forward to sharing all of these visuals with the public.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The imager takes pictures through multiple color filters, all of which were tested in these initial observations. With the filters, the team will use photographs in wavelengths of light both visible and invisible to the human eye to help determine the composition of the metal-rich asteroid Psyche. The imager team will also use the data to create 3D maps of the asteroid to better understand its geology, which will give clues about Psyche\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Solar Surprise<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in the mission, in late October, the team powered on the magnetometer, which will provide crucial data to help determine how the asteroid formed. Evidence that the asteroid once had a magnetic field would be a strong indication that the body is a partial core of a planetesimal, a building block of an early planet. The information could help us better understand how our own planet formed. <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eyes.nasa.gov\/apps\/solar-system\/#\/sc_psyche\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"See the Psyche spacecraft in 3D on NASA's Eyes on the Solar System\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">See the Psyche spacecraft in 3D on NASA's Eyes on the Solar System<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Shortly after being powered on, the magnetometer gave scientists an unexpected gift: It detected a solar eruption, a common occurrence called a coronal mass ejection, where the Sun expels large quantities of magnetized plasma. Since then, the team has seen several of these events and will continue to monitor space weather as the spacecraft travels to the asteroid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news is twofold. Data collected so far confirms that the magnetometer can precisely detect very small magnetic fields. It also confirms that the spacecraft is <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/resource\/magnetic-field-of-the-psyche-spacecraft\/\" rel=\"noopener\">magnetically \u201cquiet.\u201d<\/a> The electrical currents powering a probe of this size and complexity have the potential to generate magnetic fields that could interfere with science detections. Because Earth has its own powerful magnetic field, scientists obtained a much better measurement of the spacecraft magnetic field once it was in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In the Zone<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On Nov. 8, amid all the work with the science instruments, the team fired up two of the four electric propulsion thrusters, setting a record: the first-ever use of <a href=\"https:\/\/psyche.asu.edu\/2018\/01\/19\/electric-thrusters-psyche-spacecraft-work\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Hall-effect thrusters<\/a> in deep space. Until now, they\u2019d been used only on spacecraft going as far as lunar orbit. By expelling charged atoms, or ions, of xenon gas, the ultra-efficient thrusters will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/solar-electric-propulsion-makes-nasas-psyche-spacecraft-go\" rel=\"noopener\">propel the spacecraft<\/a> to the asteroid (a 2.2-billion-mile, or 3.6-billion-kilometer journey) and help it maneuver in orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Less than a week later, on Nov. 14, the technology demonstration built into the spacecraft, an experiment called Deep Space Optical Communications (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/tdm\/dsoc\/index.html\">DSOC<\/a>), set its own record. DSOC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/nasas-deep-space-optical-comm-demo-sends-receives-first-data\" rel=\"noopener\">achieved first light<\/a> by sending and receiving optical data from far beyond the Moon. The instrument beamed a near-infrared laser encoded with test data from nearly 10 million miles (16 million kilometers) away \u2013 the farthest-ever demonstration of optical communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Psyche team has also successfully powered on the gamma-ray detecting component of its third science instrument, the gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer. Next, the instrument\u2019s neutron-detecting sensors will be turned on the week of Dec. 11. Together those capabilities will help the team determine the chemical elements that make up the asteroid\u2019s surface material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>More About the Mission<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Arizona State University (ASU) leads the Psyche mission. A division of Caltech in Pasadena, NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is responsible for the mission\u2019s overall management, system engineering, integration and test, and mission operations. Maxar Technologies in Palo Alto, California, provided the high-power solar electric propulsion spacecraft chassis. ASU leads the operations of the imager instrument, working in collaboration with Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego on the design, fabrication, and testing of the cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a><\/a>JPL manages DSOC for the Technology Demonstration Missions program within NASA\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate and the Space Communications and Navigation program within the Space Operations Mission Directorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Psyche is the 14th mission selected as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/planetarymissions\/discovery.html\">NASA\u2019s Discovery Program<\/a>, managed by the agency\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA\u2019s Launch Services Program, based at Kennedy, managed the launch service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about NASA\u2019s Psyche mission go to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/psyche\"><strong>http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/psyche<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/PsycheLaunchPressKit\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Psyche Press Kit\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Psyche Press Kit<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" 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The latest is the operation of the spacecraft\u2019s cameras. NASA\u2019s Psyche spacecraft is on a roll. In the eight weeks since it left Earth on Oct. 13, the orbiter has performed one successful operation after another, powering on [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":575063,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[10726,3241,12412,2860,11320,3335,2658],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[8605],"coauthors":[12651],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA\u2019s Psyche Delivers First Images and Other Data","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/psyche-mission\/nasas-psyche-delivers-first-images-and-other-data\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/psyche-mission\/nasas-psyche-delivers-first-images-and-other-data\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-imager-mosaic-annotated-231204.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-imager-mosaic-annotated-231204.png"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jet Propulsion Laboratory"}],"creator":["Jet Propulsion Laboratory"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["The Solar System","Psyche Mission","Asteroids","Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC)","Jet Propulsion Laboratory","Psyche Asteroid","Technology Demonstration Missions Program"],"dateCreated":"2023-12-05T20:50:35Z","datePublished":"2023-12-05T20:50:35Z","dateModified":"2024-04-09T01:23:40Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"NASA\u2019s Psyche Delivers First Images and Other Data\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/psyche-mission\/nasas-psyche-delivers-first-images-and-other-data\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-imager-mosaic-annotated-231204.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2023-12-05T20:50:35Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"The Solar System,Psyche Mission,Asteroids,Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC),Jet Propulsion Laboratory,Psyche Asteroid,Technology Demonstration Missions Program\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Jet Propulsion Laboratory\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":5,"time_ago":"6 months","featured_image":{"id":575063,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/psyche-imager-mosaic-annotated-231204.png","title":"psyche-imager-mosaic-annotated-231204","alt":"Psyche\u2019s \u201cfirst light\u201d images make up this annotated mosaic showing a starfield in the constellation Pisces.","caption":"Psyche\u2019s \u201cfirst light\u201d images make up this annotated mosaic showing a starfield in the constellation Pisces."},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575061"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575061"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":642934,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575061\/revisions\/642934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/575063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575061"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=575061"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=575061"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=575061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}