Key Points
The Psyche asteroid mission was scheduled for 5 October initially..
However, the now the Mission Psyche will launch atop the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on 12 October, according to a report by Space.com..
The delay in the launch will allow NASA's team to complete verification of the parametres used to control the Psyche spacecraft's nitrogen cold gas thrusters..
The change in schedule was announced the same day when NASA, SpaceX, and Psyche mission managers conducted a flight readiness review at the Kennedy Space Centre..
If all goes according to plan, the spacecraft will arrive at the 170-mile-wide (280 kilometers) space rock Psyche, which resides in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, in 2029..
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