NASA to Discuss Psyche Asteroid Mission, Optical Communications Demo NASA will host a news conference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 6, to discuss the agency’s upcoming Psyche mission, which will be its first to visit a metal-rich asteroid. Riding along with Psyche is a laser transceiver for NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-discuss-psyche-asteroid-mission-optical-communications-demo