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\nIllustration of Psyche Spacecraft with Five-Panel Array
\nCredits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/Arizona State Univ.\/Space Systems Loral\/Peter Rubin<\/p>\n

Due to the late delivery of the spacecraft\u2019s flight software and testing equipment, NASA does not have sufficient time to complete the testing needed ahead of its remaining launch period this year, which ends on Oct. 11. The mission team needs more time to ensure that the software will function properly in flight.<\/p>\n

\u201cFlying to a distant metal-rich asteroid, using Mars for a gravity assist on the way there, takes incredible precision. We must get it right. Hundreds of people have put remarkable effort into Psyche during this pandemic, and the work will continue as the complex flight software is thoroughly tested and assessed,\u201d said JPL Director Laurie Leshin. \u201cThe decision to delay the launch wasn\u2019t easy, but it is the right one.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mission\u2019s 2022 launch period, which ran from Aug. 1 through Oct. 11, would have allowed the spacecraft to arrive at the asteroid Psyche in 2026. There are possible launch periods in both 2023 and 2024, but the relative orbital positions of Psyche and Earth mean the spacecraft would not arrive at the asteroid until 2029 and 2030, respectively. The exact dates of these potential launch periods are yet to be determined.<\/p>\n

Alana Johnson \/ Karen Fox
\nHeadquarters, Washington<\/p>\n

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