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NASA's Psyche spacecraft just fired a laser 10 million miles away in deep space

The moment marked the first successful test of NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) system, a next-generation comms link that sends information not by radio waves but instead by laser light ...
IFLScience

NASA’s Psyche Mission Snaps Field Of Stars In “First Light” Images

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Yahoo

NASA's Psyche wins first deep space laser relay

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is shown in a clean room at the Astrotech Space Operations facility near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 8, 2022. DSOC’s gold-capped flight laser ...
The Verge

NASA’s Psyche mission fires up its futuristic electric engines

Psyche is gently gliding to its target asteroid by expelling ionized xenon. Psyche is gently gliding to its target asteroid by expelling ionized xenon. is a former weekend editor who covered tech and ...
Phys.org

NASA's Psyche delivers first images and other data

This mosaic was made from "first light" images acquired by both of the cameras on NASA's Psyche spacecraft on Dec. 4, 2023. The field of view of this mosaic is about 8 degrees wide by 3.5 degrees tall ...
ABC7

'First light': NASA receives laser-beamed message from 10 million miles away

An innovative experiment flying aboard NASA's Psyche mission just hit its first major milestone by successfully carrying out the most distant demonstration of laser communications. The tech demo could ...
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NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Returns to Full Propulsion After Temporary Interruption

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has officially resumed full-time propulsion following a temporary suspension earlier this year. According to a report from NASA Science, engineers successfully restored the ...
AOL

Psyche mission launches as NASA’s first trip to a metal world

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA has launched ...
techtimes

NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Delivers 'First Light' Images as It Travels to a Metal Asteroid in Darkness

NASA's Psyche spacecraft has reached another milestone after it captured its "first light" images following its successful departure on Earth on October 13. Currently positioned 16 million miles away ...
Business Wire

CORRECTING and REPLACING NASA’s Psyche—Maxar Space Systems' First Deep Space Spacecraft— Performing Well After Launch

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--All instances of Maxar Space in the release have been updated to Maxar Space Systems. The updated release reads: NASA’S PSYCHE—MAXAR SPACE SYSTEMS' FIRST DEEP SPACE ...
SpaceNews

NASA Continues Psyche Asteroid Mission

The mission team continues to complete testing of the spacecraft’s flight software in preparation for the 2023 launch date. NASA announced Friday the agency decided its Psyche mission will go forward, ...