Psyche

Mission overview

Psyche is travelling to the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche to study a possible exposed planetary core.

In transit to the asteroid belt.

Mission	Type	Agency	Launch	Status
MESSENGERMercury	Orbiter	NASA	2004-08-03	Completed
InSightMars	Lander	NASA	2018-05-05	Completed
DawnVesta and Ceres	Orbiter	NASA	2007-09-27	Completed
LucyJupiter Trojan asteroids	Multiple flyby	NASA	2021-10-16	Active
Kepler Space TelescopeEarth-trailing solar orbit	Space telescope	NASA	2009-03-07	Completed

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