Engineers probe pressure drop in Psyche spacecraft’s propulsion system

There’s a problem with the futuristic thrusters on NASA’s Psyche spacecraft

NASA's Psyche mission to visit a metal asteroid has run into a problem with its thrusters.

Psyche spacecraft's sci-fi thrusters suffer glitch on way to metal-rich asteroid

There's an issue with the fuel line that feeds the Psyche asteroid probe's thrusters with xenon gas. But we needn't worry yet, NASA says.

NASA's Psyche Mission Suffers Strange Glitch on Its Way to a Metallic Asteroid

The space agency is investigating an issue with the spacecraft's fuel pressure.

NASA Spacecraft Runs Into Thruster Trouble En Route to Zillion-Dollar Asteroid

NASA's Psyche mission to visit a gargantuan asteroid — worth, according to some estimates, more than the Earth's entire world economy — has hit a snag. On Tuesday, the space agency announced that engineers were investigating a sudden drop in fuel pressure in the Psyche spacecraft's electric propulsion system, which caused the thrusters to automatically shut off. While the mission team could send the command to fire the engines back up, it's chos…

NASA Psyche suffers propulsion problem

: Mission to a metal asteroid lacks xenon pressure

Engineers probe pressure drop in Psyche spacecraft’s propulsion system

“This kind of thing happens and that’s why we build redundancy into our missions.”…