SpaceX managed to obtain a $ 117 million mineral exploration contract from NASA.
NASA has awarded Psyche, a Psyche mineral-rich mineral exploration contract, to SpaceX, a private space company, according to ISNA. The mission is valued at approximately $ 117 million, which is a small amount for this type of project. This includes start-up and launch services and other mission-related costs.
According to NASA, the Falcon Heavy missile is doing this mission! The mission, which requires NASA to have the highest level of reliability for launch vehicles, will explore a metal asteroid between Mars and Jupiter to help humanity better understand the shape of the planets in our solar system.
NASA will travel on a metal-rich asteroid called Psyche, which is located between Mars and Jupiter and orbits the sun, NASA said in a statement. We consider this asteroid to be unique because it appears to have been made of a massive nickel-iron core and was one of the objects involved in the formation of our solar system.
"Scientists in the depths of rocky planets, including the planet Earth, expect the existence of metal nuclei, but these nuclei are inaccessible under rock crusts and mantles," the statement said. Because we cannot directly see, measure, and measure the Earth's core, the Sike mission will open a unique window into the history of violent collisions and the formation of rocky planets.
NASA has revealed that the mission will include two payloads, "Escape and Acceleration Plasma and Dynamic Explorer" (EscaPADE) and "Janus" (Janus). The first shipment will explore the atmosphere of Mars, and the second will look at pairs of asteroids.
NASA has also revealed that NASA's "Launch Services" program at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida will manage the launch of the SpaceX, while the project is being run by Arizona State University.
The mission will also be carried out with the help of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Systems Engineering, Integration, Testing and Operations, and Maxar to provide solar electric propulsion.
NASA has awarded Psyche, a Psyche mineral-rich mineral exploration contract, to SpaceX, a private space company, according to ISNA. The mission is valued at approximately $ 117 million, which is a small amount for this type of project. This includes start-up and launch services and other mission-related costs.
According to NASA, the Falcon Heavy missile is doing this mission! The mission, which requires NASA to have the highest level of reliability for launch vehicles, will explore a metal asteroid between Mars and Jupiter to help humanity better understand the shape of the planets in our solar system.
NASA will travel on a metal-rich asteroid called Psyche, which is located between Mars and Jupiter and orbits the sun, NASA said in a statement. We consider this asteroid to be unique because it appears to have been made of a massive nickel-iron core and was one of the objects involved in the formation of our solar system.
"Scientists in the depths of rocky planets, including the planet Earth, expect the existence of metal nuclei, but these nuclei are inaccessible under rock crusts and mantles," the statement said. Because we cannot directly see, measure, and measure the Earth's core, the Sike mission will open a unique window into the history of violent collisions and the formation of rocky planets.
NASA has revealed that the mission will include two payloads, "Escape and Acceleration Plasma and Dynamic Explorer" (EscaPADE) and "Janus" (Janus). The first shipment will explore the atmosphere of Mars, and the second will look at pairs of asteroids.
NASA has also revealed that NASA's "Launch Services" program at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida will manage the launch of the SpaceX, while the project is being run by Arizona State University.
The mission will also be carried out with the help of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Systems Engineering, Integration, Testing and Operations, and Maxar to provide solar electric propulsion.