Spaceflight 🚀5d ago
#Psyche will slingshot past #Mars 🔴 on Friday. During the flyby, the spacecraft will capture thousands of images. Psyche should arrive in 2029. The spacecraft runs on solar #ElectricPropulsion, using xenon gas thrusters https://www.independent.co.uk/space/nasa-mars-psyche-aircraft-gravity-b2976589.html
NASA spacecraft to fly close to Mars this week as it chases rare metal asteroid

Named Psyche like the asteroid it's after, the robotic explorer will slingshot past the red planet at 12,333 mph (19,848 kph) on Friday

The Independent
Show threadInternational Astro Artists4d ago
@spaceflight
errr...
Why is this illustrated with what looks like the TMA version of Soyuz?
Show threadSpaceflight 🚀
@IAAA why don't you ask The Independent ? https://spacey.space/@spaceflight/116579697522762690
I didn't even notice it before posting as I'm using #NoScript, so only the text was visible
May 16 at 12:58pmWeb
Show threadInternational Astro Artists4d ago
@spaceflight
Well, if you're posting without looking at what you actually link to, that's an immediate mute from me.
Show threadSpaceflight 🚀4d ago
@IAAA what exactly do you mean by “what you’re actually linking to” ? Am I supposed to check the entire page for trackers ?