Psyche’s spacecraft supplies its power with the help of fins

NASA is preparing the Psyche spacecraft for a mission on the asteroid of the same name. Now this space agency plans to install wing-shaped solar arrays on this spacecraft. These arrays will provide the power required by Psyche.

According to Tekna technology and technology news service, the place of this mission is on Saiki asteroid and in the main belt of asteroids. This place is between Mars and Jupiter and the goal of NASA’s mission is this place. This spacecraft will reach this asteroid in 2026 and after orbiting it for 21 months, it will study its composition.

NASA believes that this asteroid is composed of metallic elements, and for this reason, the Psyche spacecraft is equipped with a new instrument made of lasers in addition to large solar arrays to detect these elements.

The Psyche mission is a part of the Discovery project and is scheduled to be launched on October 5 with the help of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center. NASA researchers hope to gain a better understanding of the asteroid Psyche 16 in this mission. According to them, this asteroid is considered the most metallic and the most precious asteroid that has been discovered so far.

The arrays being installed on this spacecraft include 5 solar panels and will be placed next to the orbiter and will eventually be opened. Arrays can provide 20 kilowatts of power for this spacecraft and will accompany it for a journey of 2.5 billion miles and for 6 years. Of course, by the time it reaches the asteroid, the sun’s power will be reduced and these arrays will provide only 2 kilowatts of power.