NASA will host a news conference 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. Briefing participants are expected to include: - Lori Glaze, director, Planetary Sciences Division - Lindy Elkins-Tanton, principal investigator - Henry Stone, project manager - Abi Biswas, project technologist for DSOC - Serkan Bastug, mission manager, Launch Services Program