For the first time ever, we are
exploring a world made not of rock or ice,
but of metal.
Mission to a
Metal World
Deep within the terrestrial planets, including Earth, scientists infer the presence of metallic cores, but these lie unreachably far below the planets’ rocky mantles and crusts. The asteroid Psyche offers a unique window into these building blocks of planet formation and the opportunity to investigate a previously unexplored type of world.
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Windows down, car radio blaring, I decelerate as I pull into Lab and knock the volume of my music down a few notches so I don’t deafen the security officer approaching from the gate. JPL’s...
2021 NASA Psyche Inspired Online Showcase & Application are live! Join us as we celebrate the 15 immensely talented student artists of the Psyche Inspired 2020-2021 Nickel Class! Inspired...
Click through the 3D virtual gallery created in artsteps to explore each of the gallery rooms and view artworks from the Nickel Class of Psyche Inspired interns (2020-2021). The map icon on the...
By Peter Lord (Maxar), David Oh (JPL), and Steven Scott (Maxar) as told to Danya Gainor As the Psyche spacecraft transitions into its ATLO (assembly, test, launch, and operations) phase, the...
3D print yourself a model of the spacecraft destined to meet the asteroid Psyche! The Psyche spacecraft including solar panels is about the size of a singles tennis court. The body of the spacecraft...
Maxar Technologies, a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure, today announced the delivery of the Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis to NASA’s Jet...
Where Are We Now?
A space mission typically has six phases, A-F. The Psyche mission is currently in “Phase D,” which lasts until September 2022. In this phase, the mission is focused on instrument and spacecraft assembly and testing and launch.
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