Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission

Watch live coverage with commentary as SpaceX’s powerful Falcon Heavy rocket launches NASA’s $1.2 billon Psyche asteroid mission. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is scheduled for Friday, October 13, 2023 at 10:19 a.m. EDT (1419 UTC). Psyche is embarking on a seven-year mission to explore the asteroid it was named after, 16 Psyche, a rare metal-rich asteroid that lies in the outer region of the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Our live coverage from Cape Canaveral, with commentary from Spaceflight Now’s Will Robinson-Smith, will begin nearly two hours before launch. Videos like this are made possible by the support of our members. Join this channel to get access to perks: