Discovery Program
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The Discovery Program is a series of Solar System exploration missions funded by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration through its Planetary Missions Program Office. The cost of each
Depictions of the Lucy and Psyche missions
Asteroid Eros regolith, as viewed by Discovery's NEAR Shoemaker mission
Asteroid 253 Mathilde
Mars Pathfinder's view of Ares Vallis
Psyche (spacecraft)
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Psyche is a NASA Discovery Program space mission launched on October 13, 2023, to explore the origin of planetary cores by orbiting and studying the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche beginning in 2029. NASA
Discovery Program
…Lucy Psyche On January 4, 2017, Lucy and Psyche were selected for the 13th and 14th Discovery missions, respectively and launched on 16 October 2021 and 13 October…
An artist's concept illustration of the Psyche spacecraft as it orbits 16 Psyche
Artist's illustration depicting the metal-rich asteroid Psyche.
Shape model of asteroid Psyche, with some of the observed surface features indicated.
SPT-140 Hall-effect thrusters undergoing testing at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.