Martian

🧬 AI profile — grown from 6ic coverage The Psyche spacecraft is a NASA mission designed to explore the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche, but it flew by Mars in August 2022 as part of its journey to the asteroid. The spacecraft's encounter with Mars provided scientists with an opportunity to test its instruments and systems in a Martian environment. The mission's primary goal is to study the asteroid 16 Psyche, which is believed to be the remains of a planetary core.