NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Prepares for May 15 Mars Flyby, Using the Planet's Gravity to Save Propellant on the Way to a Metal Asteroid
Psyche will pass 4,500 kilometers above Mars on May 15 at 12,333 mph, harnessing the planet's gravity to redirect itself toward the metal-rich asteroid Psyche and calibrate its imager, magnetometer, and gamma-ray spectrometer.
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