{"id":234053,"date":"2023-06-09T12:27:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T16:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=292830"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:58:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:58:02","slug":"green-light-to-nasa-10-trillion-dollar-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/green-light-to-nasa-10-trillion-dollar-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA finally gets its more Ambitious Mission: and it is Costly!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The space fascinates us. Rockets, stars, spaceships, NASA\u2026 and for all that, today we bring you news that would bankrupt any company. <a href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fortunately, NASA is not just any company<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"NASA App\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/2cddcc48-a4d6-11e6-88af-00163ec9f5fa\/3678680588\/nasa-app-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">NASA App<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NASA greenlights its long-delayed Psyche mission to deep space, valued at $985 million<\/strong>, to explore a metal-rich asteroid, also named Psyche, that could be worth up to $10 quadrillion, or 90 times the entire world economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, the mission isn&#8217;t just for the sake of exploration, although that&#8217;s part of it too. It&#8217;s because <strong>the asteroid could contain a treasure trove of precious and essential metals for our Earth<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">That&#8217;s what it&#8217;s all about<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NASA&#039;s Psyche Mission to an Asteroid: Official NASA Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tAUbLVS243E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An asteroid that could be worth more than our entire world economy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Understanding the scale of the universe beyond Earth can often be challenging<\/strong>. Even within our own solar system, it&#8217;s difficult to conceptualize in human terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">It&#8217;s easy to imagine the Moon as small enough to walk across in an afternoon<\/a>, instead of realizing it has a surface area comparable to Africa. Similarly, one might think that Martian explorers are within close proximity to each other, rather than being separated by thousands of kilometers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same applies to potential resources. The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, for instance, is essentially the leftover remnants from the formation of the solar system\u2014a rounding error in its mass. <strong>However, it is estimated that the mineral wealth within the asteroid belt is sufficient to issue a $100 billion check to every person on Earth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Asteroide-de-la-NASA-1024x707-1-1024x707.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Asteroide-de-la-NASA-1024x707-1-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Asteroide-de-la-NASA-1024x707-1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Asteroide-de-la-NASA-1024x707-1-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Asteroide-de-la-NASA-1024x707-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Asteroide-de-la-NASA-1024x707-1-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Asteroide-de-la-NASA-1024x707-1.jpg 1043w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Artist&#8217;s concept of the Psyche asteroid &#8211; NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But not so fast, don&#8217;t spend your check yet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, all of this represents potential wealth. However, the process of harvesting these resources is another matter altogether. Nevertheless, several companies are already exploring ways to initiate commercial asteroid mining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is why the Psyche mission holds implications that extend beyond purely scientific motivation to learn more about the origins of planets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>With a diameter of 222 km, Psyche is not particularly unusual in terms of its size. What sets it apart is that it belongs to the M-class of asteroids<\/strong>, meaning it is metallic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MissionToPsyche?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MissionToPsyche<\/a> is on track for launch in October 2023!<br><br>An independent review board found JPL\u2019s response to address factors contributing to the mission\u2019s 2022 launch delay has been &quot;world class.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XITMxX3vVG\">https:\/\/t.co\/XITMxX3vVG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASAJPL\/status\/1665825573833441280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Its composition is largely nickel and iron, similar to what one might expect to find in the core of a planet<\/strong>, which makes it highly interesting to scientists. The extent to which Psyche is metallic versus rocky remains to be seen, and the Psyche spacecraft has the mission of helping to find those answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the independent review board is satisfied, <strong>Psyche has the green light for launch in October. It will take five years and 10 months to reach the asteroid <\/strong>using its solar-electric Hall propulsion system, and it is planned to orbit around the body for at least 26 months.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"NASA App\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/2cddcc48-a4d6-11e6-88af-00163ec9f5fa\/3678680588\/nasa-app-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">NASA App<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you imagine a space mission with a budget of 10 billion dollars? 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