灵神星探测器发射

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft onboard is launched from Launch Complex 39A, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will travel to a metal-rich asteroid by the same name orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter to study its composition. The spacecraft also carries the agency’s Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration, which will test laser communications beyond the Moon.

Image Credit: NASA / Aubrey Gemignani

2023年10月13日星期五，在NASA位于佛罗里达州的肯尼迪航天中心，一枚载有灵神星小行星探测器的SpaceX猎鹰重型火箭从39A发射中心发射升空。NASA的灵神星探测器将前往火星和木星之间绕太阳运行的一颗富含金属的同名小行星，以研究其成分。该探测器还携带了该机构的深空光通信技术演示，将测试月球以外的激光通信。

影像来源：NASA / Aubrey Gemignani