NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is making a high-speed practice swing past Mars to harness a gravity boost toward a rare metal asteroid. Named after the target, the robotic explorer will perform a slingshot at about 12,333 mph, snapping thousands of images along the way. The main rendezvous is planned for 2029, turning Mars flyby data into mission-critical prep.
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