NASA’s Psyche gets huge solar arrays for trip to metal-rich asteroid

Washington DC (SPX) Mar 08, 2022
NASA’s Psyche mission is almost ready for its moment in the Sun – a 1.5-billion-mile (2.4-billion-kilometer) solar-powered journey to a mysterious, metal-rich asteroid of the same name. Twin solar arrays have been attached to the spacecraft body, unfolded lengthwise, and then restowed. This test brings the craft that much closer to completion before its August launch. “Seeing the spacecraf This article was originally published by Solardaily.com. Read the original article here.