PSYCHE PRE-LAUNCH BFG, Oct 11, 2023, KSC, 1:00 pm ET

NASA will hold a pre-launch briefing for the Psyche asteroid mission on October 11, 2023 at Kennedy Space Center at 1:00 pm ET.  Psyche is scheduled to launch on October 12 at 10:16 am ET to the asteroid Psyche in the main asteroid belt.

The Psyche spacecraft also carries a technology demonstration for Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC).

Participants in the October 11 briefing are:

• NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana
• Nicola Fox, associate administrator, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate
• Tim Dunn, senior launch director, NASA’s Launch Services Program
• Julianna Scheiman, director, Civil Satellite Missions, SpaceX
• Henry Stone, Psyche project manager, JPL
• Arlena Moses, launch weather officer, U.S. Space Force

The briefing will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and NASA Live.