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The Psyche (sy-kee) spacecraft launched successfully on October 13 atop a Falcon Heavy. The probe will head to asteroid 16 Psyche, the largest metallic asteroid discovered so far. Psyche aims, among other things, to evaluate whether or not the asteroid is the remnant of the core of a planetesimal that had its outer layers stripped away, leaving a metal-rich asteroid behind. Psyche will get a Mars gravity assist in 2026 and arrive at 16 Psyche in 2029. Thanks to time warp, it shouldn't take too long for you! Here's how your KSP version will work: Pick an asteroid to visit. No comets. Launch your replica with a rocket of your choice. Rendezvous with the asteroid and gather as much science data as possible! Point scoring: Launch vehicle: Any ol' rocket Reusable launch vehicle Falcon Heavy look-alike (Central core with 2 boosters) Reusable Falcon Heavy. More details on recoverable Falcon Heavy: Psyche spacecraft: Any ol' probe Psyche look-alike Gravity Assists: No assists- I can do this on my own! Do a gravity assist Asteroid: Any ol' space rock Asteroid in orbit between Kerbin and Duna Asteroid in orbit between Duna and Jool Asteroid Encounter: Zeroing out speed Circling the asteroid Circling 3 times around the equator and once over the top, like so: Science: Transmit any science back to Kerbin Transmit any science, plus bring a magnetometer boom (or a modded part with similar function) with you. Psyche aims to figure out if the asteroid has a magnetic field. Scoring: 4-7 points: Mission accomplished. 8-12 points: Good job! You did a challenging mission! 13-15 points: NASA would be proud. 16 points: The Golden Psyche-16! Now that's a nice number. Best of luck to you, and may the Kraken favor your craft! RSS, JNSQ, OPM, and MPE are allowed. Ask me if you have a question. Here's the mission badge! 15 or less points: Maximum points, a "Psyche-16:" Yes, the solar panels follow the same color gradient as the official badge. See this PDF to see exactly what colors they are. This video might help with your replica: