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NASA’s Psyche Mission Suffers Strange Glitch on Its Way to a Metallic Asteroid
The Psyche spacecraft launched nearly two years ago and is currently on its way to rendezvous with a unique asteroid in an ...
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft hits a speed bump on the way to a metal asteroid
"Engineers with NASA’s Psyche mission are working to determine what caused a recent decrease in fuel pressure in the ...
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Psyche spacecraft's sci-fi thrusters suffer glitch on way to metal-rich asteroid
"On April 1, the spacecraft detected a pressure drop in the line that feeds the xenon gas to the thrusters, going from 36 ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN2d
NASA’s $10 Quintillion Asteroid Mission Faces Thruster Trouble—What’s Next for Psyche?
NASA’s Psyche mission, which aims to explore the metal-rich asteroid Psyche, has hit a snag on its journey. As reported in a ...
NASA probes propulsion problem in Psyche's thrusters
NASA is looking into propulsion problems experienced by a probe on its way to orbit the asteroid Psyche.
NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Suffers Glitch In Fuel System On Its Way To Metal-Rich Asteroid
In a blog post published last week, NASA revealed that the mission team noted a drop in fuel pressure of Psyche's propulsion ...
There’s a problem with the futuristic thrusters on NASA’s Psyche spacecraft
Psyche has an unusual propulsion system which uses ionized xenon and which gives off a blue glow. These thrusters use tiny amounts of xenon and expel charged atoms to move forwards. While electric ...
NASA’s Psyche Mission Encounters Pressure Drop, Backup Systems on Standby
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft halted thrusting due to a xenon pressure drop. Backup systems are ready, and mission progress ...
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NASA investigating problem with Psyche electric thrusters
NASA is investigating a problem with the electric propulsion system on its Psyche asteroid spacecraft, but an agency official ...