THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA’s Psyche Mission Aces Mars Flyby, Targets Metal-Rich Asteroid. NASA’

THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA’s Psyche Mission Aces Mars Flyby, Targets Metal-Rich Asteroid. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet’s surface. This flyby used a gravity assist from Mars to provide a critical boost in speed and to adjust the spacecraft’s […]