Minor Software Bug Delays NASA's Psyche Asteroid Mission by a Year - ExtremeTech

The motion of the planets is working against NASA here, so even a small delay means Psyche won't be able to launch in 2022 at all, and that puts the science phase of the mission toward the end of the decade.

We’ll have to wait a little longer to find out what’s up with one of the most interesting asteroids in the solar system. NASA has confirmed that a minor software glitch will cause a delay for its upc… [+2338 chars]

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