一 | CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA’s Psyche spacecraft rocketed away Friday on a six-year journey to a rare metal-covered asteroid.Most asteroids tend to be rocky or icy, and this is the first exploration of a metal world. Scientists believe it may be the battered remains of an early planet's core, and could shed light on the inaccessible centers of Earth and other rocky planets.SpaceX launched the spacecraft into an overcast midmorning sky from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Named for the asteroid it’s chasing, Psyche should reach the huge, potato-shaped object in 2029.“It's so thrilling,” said Laurie Leshin, director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Added Arizona State University's Jim Bell, part of the Psyche team: “What a great ride so far.”An hour later, the spacecraft separated successfully from the rocket's upper stage and floated away, drawing applause from ground controllers.After decades of visiting faraway worlds of rock, ice and gas, NASA is psyched to pursue one coated in metal. Of the nine or so metal-rich asteroids discovered so far, Psyche is the biggest, orbiting the sun in the outer portion of the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter alongside millions of other space rocks. It was discovered in 1852 and named after Greek mythology’s captivating goddess of the soul.“It’s long been humans’ dream to go to the metal core of our Earth. I mean, ask Jules Verne,” lead scientist Lindy Elkins-Tanton of Arizona State University said ahead of the launch. “The pressure is too high. The temperature is too high. The technology is impossible,” she said. “But there’s one way in our solar system that we can look at a metal core and that is by going to this asteroid.”Astronomers know from radar and other observations that the asteroid is big — about 144 miles (232 kilometers) across at its widest and 173 miles (280 kilometers) long. They believe it’s brimming with iron, nickel and other metals, and quite possibly silicates, with a dull, predominantly gray surface likely covered with fine metal grains from cosmic impacts.Otherwise, it’s a speck of light in the night sky, full of mystery until the spacecraft reaches it after traveling more than 2 billion miles (3.6 billion kilometers).Scientists envision spiky metal craters, huge metal cliffs and metal-encrusted eroded lava flows greenish-yellow from sulfur — “almost certain to be completely wrong,” according to Elkins-Tanton. It's also possible that trace amounts of gold, silver, platinum or iridium — iron-loving elements — could be dissolved in the asteroid's iron and nickel, she said. “There's a very good chance that it’s going to be outside of our imaginings, and that is my fondest hope," she said.Believed to be a planetary building block from the solar system’s formation 4.5 billion years ago, the asteroid can help answer such fundamental questions as how did life arise on Earth and what makes our planet habitable, according to Elkins-Tanton.On Earth, the planet's iron core is responsible for the magnetic field that shields our atmosphere and enables life.Led by Arizona State University on NASA’s behalf, the $1.2 billion mission will use a roundabout route to get to the asteroid. The van-size spacecraft with solar panels big enough to fill a tennis court will swoop past Mars for a gravity boost in 2026. Three years later, it will reach the asteroid and attempt to go into orbit around it, circling as high as 440 miles (700 kilometers) and as close as 47 miles (75 kilometers) until at least 2031.The spacecraft relies on solar electric propulsion, using xenon gas-fed thrusters and their gentle blue-glowing pulses. An experimental communication system is also along for the ride, using lasers instead of radio waves in an attempt to expand the flow of data from deep space to Earth. NASA expects the test to yield more than 10 times the amount of data, enough to transmit videos from the moon or Mars one day.The spacecraft should have soared a year ago, but was held up by delays in flight software testing attributed to poor management and other issues. The revised schedule added extra travel time. So instead of arriving at the asteroid in 2026 as originally planned, the spacecraft won’t get there until 2029.That’s the same year that another NASA spacecraft — the one that just returned asteroid samples to the Utah desert — will arrive at a different space rock as it buzzes Earth.___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.。 从倡议到行动杭州日报讯 在纳米比亚的沙漠腹地，正泰集团承建的罗什皮纳100兆瓦太阳能光伏电站正加紧建设，建成后将成为该国规模最大的可再生能源项目；在肯尼亚内罗毕，大华股份为当地机场雅阁酒店提供了全套智慧物联解决方案。从光伏电站到智慧酒店，从能源转型到城市数字化，高新区（滨江）的企业正将最前沿的技术与最务实的方案带到非洲大陆。
二 | 2024年中非合作论坛峰会提出“中非携手推进现代化十大伙伴行动”，明确要“共建中非数字技术合作中心，促进中国企业在非洲建设20个数字基建和数字转型示范项目”。今年8月27日至28日，将在高新区（滨江）召开的中非数字能力建设合作大会，承载着这一国家使命，进一步见证这片数字高地与非洲的深度链接。从“卖硬件”到“带服务” 滨江数字技术扎根非洲沃土在非洲，滨江企业的角色正悄然转变。“我们不再只是把设备卖到非洲，还把整套解决方案和运营能力带过去，通过深度融入、合作共赢，助力当地能源转型与可持续发展。”正泰集团相关负责人表示。
三 | 在埃及，正泰集团参与承建了当时世界最大的光伏电站之一——本班光伏产业园中的165.5兆瓦电站，向当地输出中国先进光伏产品和项目经验，有效缓解了供电紧张。在肯尼亚，正泰PVSTAR为缺电地区提供小型离网光伏系统，创新采用“即用即付”分期方案，降低低收入家庭用电门槛。大华股份同样在非洲构建了多层次合作布局。“从项目交付到本地化运维，我们经历了从产品出海到能力出海的完整过程。”大华股份相关负责人说。
四 | 在刚果（布）国际会议中心和肯尼亚国际会议中心亮化项目中，大华股份展现了从城市数字化管理到城市建设的综合技术服务能力；在高端酒店领域，面向塞内加尔、毛里求斯等国的高端酒店输出数字化解决方案，赋能酒店运营提质增效；在民生领域，为南非、肯尼亚的连锁零售、金融机构提供智能技术服务，助力当地商业场景数字化升级。这些案例背后，是滨江作为数字经济高地的深厚积淀。在这片70多平方公里的土地上，集聚了78家上市公司、近3000家高新技术企业。据初步调研，该区已有新华三集团、大华股份、正泰集团、虹软科技、当虹科技等21家滨江企业在南非、肯尼亚、尼日利亚等18个非洲国家设立分支机构或开展业务。比如，新华三集团参与建设安哥拉全国税务系统，覆盖1200万纳税人；虹软科技为非洲超过75%的智能手机提供视觉算法；当虹科技的超高清视频技术也在非洲数字媒体领域落地生根。
五 | 从产品出口转向能力输出，是中非数字合作走向长期共生的必然选择。据悉，此次大会的常态化依托平台——中非数字技术合作中心已落地高新区（滨江）互联网产业园，成为中非数字能力建设长期交流的重要枢纽。在产业对接方面，该中心将广泛征集国内企业对非合作需求和优势产品，通过产业对接会、企业路演、国别推介等形式，推动中非企业精准对接、务实合作，让数字合作成果实实在在地惠及非洲各国人民。从“中国师傅”到“本地能手” 加强中非人才交流合作让数字技术在非洲土地生根，中非人才交流合作愈加密切。“我们坚持本地化扎根，目的就是让本地团队真正把技术接得住、用得好。”大华股份相关负责人说。大华股份在非洲重点国家设立分支机构，聘用本地员工负责商务对接、项目交付与售后响应，建立区域运维中心。在技术赋能层面，大华股份建立了多层级培训体系，同时联合当地高校开设物联网相关课程，共建实训实验室。通过“中国师傅”现场带教，逐步过渡到“本地能手”独立运维，真正实现技术能力转移。正泰集团同样将人才培养作为对非合作的重要维度。“只有把技术能力沉淀在当地，才能夯实非洲能源产业发展的内生力量。
六 | ”正泰集团相关负责人表示。埃及本班电站在建设过程中聘请了近千名埃及本土员工，为他们提供就业岗位和技能培训。PVSTAR非洲项目计划通过对本地员工、代理团队的教育扶持和技能培训，推动非洲本土光伏人才培养。企业的单点合作已初显成效，而即将召开的中非数字能力建设合作大会，则将这些探索上升为机制化的合作平台。据悉，大会配套举办非洲数字发展与转型政策高级研修班、中非数字产业对接会等系列活动，形成“委员会会议、能力建设大会、产业对接、人才研修”的活动体系。以已开班的研修班为例，课程内容涵盖数字经济政策、数字治理、产业数字化、人工智能等多个领域，为助力非洲数字化转型提供系统性智力支持。从“企业出海”到“生态赋能” 滨江厚植对非合作沃土大会落地“国际滨”，正是得益于滨江多年来深耕积累的产业厚度。这里数字经济核心产业增加值占地区生产总值比重高达70.2%，连续七年位居浙江省数字经济发展综合评价第一；全区人口平均年龄仅33.5岁，年轻化、高学历的人口结构形成了对数字技术高度敏感的创新土壤。
七 | 更重要的是，滨江打造了“芯片研发—高端装备制造—核心软件系统—场景应用落地”的全技术栈闭环体系，扎实的产业底座可确保技术成果快速转化为非洲适用解决方案。“国际滨”的开放包容和国际化优势，也为民营企业高质量出海提供了有力支撑。依托自贸试验区、国家数字服务出口基地等多重平台，该区搭建了完善的出海公共服务体系，在市场拓展、合规风控、人才引育等领域持续为企业赋能。
八 | 据高新区（滨江）互联网产业园相关负责人介绍，中非数字技术合作中心围绕对非数字合作，构建起集综合服务、企业孵化、活动赋能于一体的功能体系。
九 | 综合服务方面，联动区审管办、钱江海关（驻萧然办事处）等部门，引入知识产权保护中心、标准化研究院、金道律所、中国进出口银行等专业机构，为企业提供政策咨询、法律合规、涉外保险、知识产权保护及金融结算等全链条出海服务。企业孵化方面，为专注非洲市场的初创团队提供办公空间与成长支持，培育对非数字技术合作的新生力量。
十 | 活动运营方面，承担中非数字合作大会组织实施、成果展示中心运维及数字人才培育培训等工作，打造滨江企业深耕非洲市场的坚实后盾。对于即将启幕的中非数字能力建设合作大会，企业充满期待。“希望借助这一平台，对接中非政企资源、联动上下游伙伴协同开展海外布局，推动智能电气、绿色能源等领域的综合能源解决方案在非洲落地。”正泰集团相关负责人说。大华股份则期待大会成为中非数字领域政策互通、需求对接、经验共享的重要桥梁，拓展更多非洲本土合作伙伴，携手落地智慧城市、智慧交通、智慧园区等标杆项目，探索共建联合实验室、人才培养基地，深化长期技术协同。
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