Category: Missions
About space mining missions conducted by both governmental agencies and private entities
NASA’s Lucy Probe Discovers Mini Moon of Asteroid Dinkinesh
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft just completed a flyby of asteroid Dinkinesh, a small asteroid located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and discovered something new: a mini-moon in its small orbit. Dinkinesh itself measures just half a mile across, and its tiny satellite is even smaller, [more…]
Amid U.S. rivalry, China launches youngest-ever space crew to advance moon ambitions
The Long March-2F Y17 launch vehicle and the Shenzhou-17 crew spacecraft were transported to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China for a mission to the China Space Station. The rocket has undergone 25 technical changes aimed at improving reliability, safety, and launch site operations. The Shenzhou-17 [more…]
NASA Psyche Mission: Features of the Psyche space vehicle
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, roughly the size of a tennis court when its solar arrays are deployed, is equipped with cutting-edge technology and science instruments. Its main computer, flight software, and telecommunications systems were developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), while Maxar Technologies provided the main body [more…]
The Dawn of Space Mining: NASA’s Journey to Metal-Rich Asteroid Psyche
NASA has initiated a groundbreaking mission to the metallic asteroid Psyche, located between Mars and Jupiter, using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the mission aims to address crucial questions about the formation of our solar system and also assess the asteroid’s [more…]