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NASA shares Psyche spacecraft flyby video and confirms instrument health ahead of metal-rich asteroid arrival

NASA released a video featuring images and a time-lapse of Mars captured during the Psyche spacecraft’s flyby. The mission team also tested the spacecraft’s other instruments to verify they are functioning, using a Mars gravity-assist to gain speed and refine trajectory toward its eventual target.

Discovered 2026-07-21T11:36:31.229171-07:00 | 2026-07-21T11:36:31.229171-07:00

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NASA’s Psyche flyby deliverables (video, time-lapse imagery, and instrument checkouts) provide an on-the-record validation of spacecraft performance using a Mars gravity assist.
The flight-team instrument testing confirms readiness and supports confidence in data quality for the mission’s eventual science objectives at a metal-rich asteroid.
Ongoing spacecraft trajectory refinement highlights the need for precise mission operations and adds to the broader body of flight-operations experience relevant to deep-space navigation.

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