SpaceX wins the $117 million launch contract to explore Psyche’s heavy metal asteroid

1:57pm PST - February 28th, 2020    asteroid - TechCrunch

SpaceX has won the launch contract for NASA’s 2022 mission to explore the mineral-rich asteroid known as Psyche, the space agency announced today, including launch services and other mission-related costs valued at $117 million — remarkably low for a mission …