According to NASA, the first spacecraft will be sent to 16 Psyche, the most valuable asteroid in the solar system, in October this year. Photo: File
Florida: The American space agency NASA has developed a spacecraft in collaboration with the company called SpaceX, which will be sent to the most valuable planet in our solar system.
In the famous asteroid belt between the planets Jupiter and Mars, there is an asteroid called 16 Psyche, which is composed entirely of steel gold and German silver (nickel). This spacecraft has also been named Psyche, which will reach this asteroid by covering a distance of about four billion kilometers.
According to experts, there is a metal treasure worth about 10 thousand quadrillion dollars on 16 Psyche. But studying it itself will give us a chance to learn a lot about the birth and evolution of the solar system. It will be launched from the Kennedy Space Center on October 5, 2023, on a long-distance mission.
All its software, hardware and other systems have been checked by experts. However, Psyche will generate most of its electricity from solar panels. It weighs 1085 kg with added xenon propellant that can help propel the spacecraft into correct alignment.
For a total of two years, it will remain in orbit around 16 Psyche, collecting data, mapping and other details. 16 Psyche is about 279 km wide and is a failed planet that has continued to form.
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