NASA's Psyche asteroid probe on track for October launch after 1-year delay

Technicians work on NASA's Psyche spacecraft inside a clean room.

NASA's Psyche asteroid mission is on track to hit its new launch target of October 2023, an independent review has found.

Psyche had been scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in October 2022 to explore the intriguing metal asteroid that gave the mission its name. But last summer, NASA postponed the liftoff due to issues with the spacecraft's flight software.