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Psyche is due to lift-off on October 5 on its way to the asteroid 16 Psyche.
Scientists think the asteroid may be packed full of precious metals with a value in excess of $ 10,000 quadrillion.
If the metal-rich asteroid could be worth a huge amount of money, it could bring down the world's economy.
A separate team of NASA scientists is also gearing up to recover a capsule containing fragments of the asteroid Bennu .
The 8.8 oz ( 250 g) sample of rock and dust will be dropped back to Earth by the OSIRIS -REx spacecraft.
It is believed to contain microscopic mineral grains that pre-date the solar system.
The probe will be the first to tour the so-called Trojan asteroids, which are seen as 'time capsules from the birth of our solar system' The first asteroid flyby will take place in April 2025 , when Lucy visits a space rock in the main asteroid belt beyond Mars known as Donaldjohanson .
This will be followed by a trip to seven Trojan asteroids named after characters from Greek mythology.
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