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Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Psyche is a NASA interplanetary mission to visit the main belt asteroid of the same name, 16 Psyche. Spacecraft will take 4 years and one Mars flyby to reach the asteroid, which is of particular interest due to being comprised mostly of iron and nickel. Psyche is theorized to be a remnant of an early planet's core, and may offer insights into how solar system formed and evolved. The mission is led by Arizona State University, with NASA JPL being responsible for mission management and operations.
Height 70.00 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 26700 kg
Liftoff Thrust 22819 kN
Diameter 12.20 Meters
Mass To LEO 63800 kg
Liftoff Mass 1400 Tonnes
Launch Success 10
Consecutive Success 10
Maiden Flight 2018-02-06
Launch Failures 0
Serial B1079
Status expended
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 1
Landing Attempt No
Landing Success Unknown
Type EXP
Location ATL
Serial B1064
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 5
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type RTLS
Location LZ-1
Serial B1065
Status active
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 5
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type RTLS
Location LZ-2
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-13T15:29:54+0000
Launch success, signals acquired.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-13T14:19:56+0000
Liftoff.
LL2
2023-10-13T13:31:33+0000
Livestream has started
Nosu
2023-10-13T12:33:42+0000
Weather 85%
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-13T06:40:26+0000
Weather 60% GO.
Nosu
2023-10-12T15:02:26+0000
Weather 40%
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-11T22:51:58+0000
24 hours slip due to weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-10-10T17:28:40+0000
Updated weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-09-28T23:14:10+0000
Launch time tweak.
Jay
2023-09-28T19:19:42+0000
Delayed to October 12th due to spacecraft issues.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-09-28T04:36:19+0000
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-09-23T01:31:07+0000
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-09-05T16:01:07+0000
T-0 confirmed.
Nosu
2023-04-01T17:54:14+0000
Adding T-0
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-03-29T19:59:13+0000
NET October 5
Nosu
2022-11-18T20:08:12+0000
Removing Janus from this launch
Nosu
2022-10-28T20:01:35+0000
NET October 10
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-06-24T18:10:19+0000
NET 2023
SwGustav
2022-05-23T23:20:57+0000
NET September 20th after discovering an issue during software testing of the spacecraft
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-03-26T03:26:43+0000
Added launch time
The Discovery Program is a series of Solar System exploration missions funded by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through its Planetary Missions Program Office. The cost of each mission is capped at a lower level than missions from NASA's New Frontiers or Flagship Programs. As a result, Discovery missions tend to be more focused on a specific scientific goal rather than serving a general purpose.
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Psyche Prelaunch News Conference on NASA TV with the following participants: - NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana - Nicola Fox, associate administrator, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate - Tim Dunn, senior launch director, NASA’s Launch Services Program - Julianna Scheiman, director, Civil Satellite Missions, SpaceX - Henry Stone, Psyche project manager, JPL - Arlena Moses, launch weather officer, U.S. Space Force
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Psyche Mission and Science Briefing on NASA TV with the following participants: - Lori Glaze, Planetary Science Division director, NASA Headquarters - Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Psyche principal investigator, Arizona State University - Ben Weiss,Deputy principal investigator and magnetometer lead, MIT - David Oh, chief engineer for operations, JPL - Abi Biswas, Deep Space Optical Communications project technologist, JPL
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SpaceX will static fire Falcon Heavy before the launch of NASAs Psyche mission.
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NASA will host a media teleconference to discuss the agency’s first test of high-bandwidth optical communications beyond the Moon. The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration is launching aboard the Psyche spacecraft. The following participants will discuss the goals of this demonstration and benefits of high-data-rate laser communications that could be used by future NASA missions: - Jeff Volosin, acting deputy associate administrator and program manager for Space Communications and Navigation - Tawnya Laughinghouse, program manager for Technology Demonstration Missions - Abi Biswas, DSOC project technologist - Meera Srinivasan, DSOC ground system product delivery manager and operations lead
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NASA will host a news conference to discuss the agency’s upcoming Psyche mission, which will be its first to visit a metal-rich asteroid. Riding along with Psyche is a laser transceiver for NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration. Briefing participants are expected to include: - Lori Glaze, director, Planetary Sciences Division - Lindy Elkins-Tanton, principal investigator - Henry Stone, project manager - Abi Biswas, project technologist for DSOC - Serkan Bastug, mission manager, Launch Services Program
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Leaders from NASA, the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the board will discuss progress in addressing issues that led to the mission’s launch delay.
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Following a community townhall, NASA will host a media teleconference to discuss the findings and recommendations of a report by the Psyche mission independent review board.
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NASA will host a media teleconference to provide an update on the agency’s mission to study the Pysche asteroid.
2024-06-10T18:03:00+0000
The Launch Pad
2023-12-09T20:29:47+0000
NASASpaceflight
2023-12-06T22:30:01+0000
The Launch Pad
2023-10-13T17:43:28+0000
SpacePolicyOnline.com
2023-10-13T17:34:36+0000
Teslarati
2023-10-13T15:44:47+0000
SpaceNews
2023-10-13T13:29:26+0000
CNBC
2023-10-13T10:18:40+0000
SpaceNews
2023-10-12T19:26:36+0000
NASASpaceflight
2023-09-29T02:50:16+0000
SpaceNews
2023-09-15T17:06:00+0000
NASA
2023-09-06T23:26:29+0000
SpaceNews
2023-09-01T17:06:00+0000
NASA
2023-08-15T19:01:00+0000
NASA
2023-08-15T19:01:00+0000
NASA
2023-08-03T16:08:48+0000
The Launch Pad
2023-07-13T10:48:23+0000
SpaceNews
2023-07-11T19:52:00+0000
The Launch Pad
2023-06-13T13:55:00+0000
The Launch Pad
2023-06-06T08:00:59+0000
SpaceNews
2023-06-05T22:31:23+0000
Arstechnica
2023-06-05T20:07:00+0000
NASA
2023-05-31T17:06:00+0000
NASA
2023-03-29T19:03:00+0000
The Launch Pad
2023-03-07T13:03:54+0000
SpaceNews
2023-01-07T07:23:26+0000
Spaceflight Now
2022-11-05T21:59:15+0000
SpaceNews
2022-11-04T19:59:00+0000
NASA
2022-11-03T19:49:00+0000
NASA
2022-10-31T04:09:09+0000
Spaceflight Now
2022-10-29T04:29:14+0000
SpaceNews
2022-06-27T17:21:20+0000
Spaceflight Now
2022-06-27T11:51:47+0000
Teslarati
2022-06-24T20:42:08+0000
SpaceNews
2022-06-24T18:12:00+0000
NASA
2022-06-24T14:02:00+0000
NASA
2022-06-09T11:34:37+0000
SpaceNews
2022-05-26T20:15:00+0000
Teslarati
2022-05-24T12:13:26+0000
SpaceNews
2022-05-23T22:56:59+0000
Spaceflight Now
2022-05-05T23:33:10+0000
Spaceflight Now
2022-05-04T11:14:28+0000
Teslarati
2022-01-04T22:26:42+0000
NASASpaceflight
2021-11-03T09:19:23+0000
Teslarati
2021-04-06T12:28:47+0000
Arstechnica
2020-11-20T09:55:00+0000
Teslarati
2020-09-18T18:24:10+0000
SpaceNews
2020-03-04T21:07:00+0000
Spaceflight Now
2020-02-29T19:12:26+0000
Teslarati
2020-02-28T22:41:52+0000
SpaceNews