NASA’s Psyche Delivers First Images and Other Data
By Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The mission team has celebrated several successes since its launch from Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 13, 2023. The latest is the operation of the spacecraft’s cameras.
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is on a roll. In the eight weeks since it left Earth on Oct. 13, the orbiter has performed one successful operation after another, powering on scientific instruments, streaming data toward home, and setting a deep-space record with its electric thrusters. The latest achievement: On Monday, Dec. 4, the mission turned on Psyche’s twin cameras and retrieved the first images – a milestone called “first light.” (View the full images here.)