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PASADENA, California, June 5, 2026, 13:03 PDT NASA said its Psyche spacecraft, on course for an asteroid packed with metal, got the boost it needed from a Mars flyby in May and is now set for a 2029 arrival. The flyby wasn’t just about steering; it gave mission teams a chance to put Psyche’s cameras and other gear through their paces, using a familiar planet as a target before the spacecraft heads out to an unvisited asteroid. This comes as NASA’s broader Mars efforts contend with the recent, confirmed loss of its MAVEN orbiter. Psyche swung just 2,864 miles—4,609 kilometers—past

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