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Psyche Independent Review Board and NASA’S Response

Excerpt:  “After thorough consideration of the Independent Review Board (IRB)’s findings and recommendations, NASA and JPL concur that both short term and longer-term actions are required to prevent broad reoccurrence of issues that led to the missed 2022 Psyche launch opportunity to reduce the likelihood of future mission delays or failures. Psyche presents a unique opportunity to study up-close and personal a metal world and will shed additional light on the formation of mysterious planetary bodies in our solar system. NASA will support Psyche continuing development for a launch targeted in October 2023.”

Report (63 pages)
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This illustration depicts NASA's Psyche spacecraft. Set to launch in 2023, the Psyche mission will explore a metal-rich asteroid of the same name that lies in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. (Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU)