PI Daily, March 2020
By Lindy Elkins-Tanton Starting January 1, 2020…
a new series of daily mission activity Tweets from Psyche Principal Investigator (PI) Lindy Elkins-Tanton.
#PI_Daily
The goal? To share an inside look at the chores, challenges, tasks, assignments, duties, and more taken on by a NASA mission PI!
Follow along on @MissionToPsyche or below.
#PI_Daily Feeling positive abt our plans for remote project Critical Design Review.
But mostly, an #acronymfestival(AF). From an email:
"This week is extremely full with SEAG, MWIG and other meetings that have conflicted with PSET prep…"
I hope acronyms still make you smile.
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) April 1, 2020
Monday check-ins w teams…& conversation on how to optimize the big project Critical Design Review, in May, to be held virtually.
The best news is bad news, brought early.
We need all the reviewers to find those risks and misses!#PI_Daily
(photo: copper sheet, not Psyche) pic.twitter.com/bNainveEED
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 30, 2020
How might Psyche's magnetic field look?
Some new space physics by @OranSpaceDr and Ben Weiss. Here's magnitude of field as measured from @NASAPsyche spacecraft in Orbit D, using simulation of Psyche rotating; blue blob shows how magnetosphere is blowing in the wind.#PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/dqIOJN56ui
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 26, 2020
Early start, magnetometer milestone review Day 2 (6 – 8:30 AM)
Then 5 other Psyche calls or videocons
Then Monthly Mgt Review, abridged version (1 – 5:00 PM)
Yesterday & today were marathons; Thurs & Fri look more human. Being busy, hearing people's voices is good.#PI_Daily
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 25, 2020
Hi all! #PI_Daily for @NASAPsyche
6:00 AM start for magnetometer review, and then the usual Super Tuesday. All virtual. 🖥️⌨️🖱️📡🛰️🚀
Proj Sys Eng 1:1
Proj Sci 1:1
NASA HQ tagup
Staff mtg
Technical-Schedule-Cost mtg (key for ongoing budget control)
JPL mgt mtg
Loooooong day. pic.twitter.com/OOsiCJuRdB— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 24, 2020
Monday #PI_Daily.
Keeping track of the team. Who can still work on hardware? How is virtual work going? We're doing as well as we can, and still take care of the @NASAPsyche team. Of course, lots of people home with kids. People first.
And so, yesterday was planting the garden. pic.twitter.com/GQOWOR1sBM
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 23, 2020
#FestivalOfTelecons for #PI_Daily…
– Standing Review Board update
– Launch Vehicle Provider planning (@SpaceX!)
– @NASAPsyche leadershp tagup
– New project teams 4 @II_ASU!
– 4 1:1s
– Board chat @EuropaClipperOngoing: adjst to hourly #NewNormals
pic of backyard for😃 pic.twitter.com/ZGnu2zK2lS
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 20, 2020
Wild day of Zoom meetings, @ASU & @NASAPsyche.
Psyche avionics CDR 8-9 AM & when I can fit it in later
Faculty candidate interview
Student collabs lead 1:1
2 grad student 1:1
Lab group
SESE faculty
Teaching online!
A meeting about teaching online next fall.Big #PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/CrNCSeQ3Et
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 19, 2020
#PI_Daily today:
Avionics CDR (2nd of 3 full days)
Project Systems Engineering Team (PSET, every Weds morning)
Change Control Board (CCB, every Weds. morn)
1:1 with Henry Stone, Psyche Project Manager#WebexForever #Zoomforever #VirtualCorona— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 18, 2020
Off to the races with the @NASAPsyche mission's first entirely online review: our Avionics Critical Design Review. Starting strong and clear.#PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/GUZUKgM43Q
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 17, 2020
Wishing you all calm & health, also
happy (16) Psyche Discovery Day!
On this day in Naples in 1852, Annibale de Gasparis discovered our asteroid, the 5th of the 9 he discovered in his lifetime. Here he is, 45 years later (credit: Wikipedia). #PI_Daily finding the small joys pic.twitter.com/ij7cDfg2PS
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 17, 2020
Today: steep gradient into new COVID-19 world.
All parts of @NASAPsyche now work- or shelter-at-home, or a few exempt ppl at work: @ASU, @NASAJPL, @LockheedMartin, other subs.
I'm so proud of the team. We'll do our best.
Stay safe and well, friends.#PI_Daily
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 17, 2020
A number of the missions, @NASAPsyche included, are running reviews this spring. Here is a collection of suggestions for running more effective remote reviews. Many thanks to @AlanStern and @colkin for contributing ideas!#PI_Dailyhttps://t.co/WdA5wgMiqt
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 15, 2020
We're putting together a whole list of ways to help a virtual review be successful! Stand by, I will post. #PI_Daily
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 13, 2020
Yesterday was discussions abt how to run @NASAPsyche w coronavirus threats.
How many people can't work remotely (i.e. making hardware)?
Can we run reviews remotely, or will important issues be overlooked by reviewers w/o the in-person immediacy? Anyone have tips?#PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/8bjGy6QGwH
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 13, 2020
Change Control Board for @NASAPsyche this AM, on magnetometer mass and schedule of s/c assembly.
Then 2 hrs with @SpaceX to plan the path from now until launch! trajectories, coupled loads, tuning ISP…
Now, 1/2 day offsite w @II_ASU & Psyche ASU staff for strategy.#PI_Daily
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 11, 2020
Pretty quiet @NASAPsyche #PI_Daily.
Met w ASU team for mutual updates. Plans for articles, events, Twitter. Updates on budget. Asked for big pile of swag to take to @SpaceX.
Reviewed paper drafts.
Made giant list of spring travel, for coronavirus restrictions review. Sigh. pic.twitter.com/F3wBxYuRLf
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 9, 2020
Squirrel wishes you all a happy Friday.
Relevant to #PI_Daily for @NASAPsyche bc I walk past this tree on the way to the office, &
today was Risk Board and @SpaceX Kick-off meetings, both telecons from my office.
Both filled w laughter & some cheering. Truly.
A good day. pic.twitter.com/4FT21RpgBG
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 6, 2020
Typical #PI_Daily day for me…
at @Maxar for @NASAPsyche Power CDR, Day 3/3.
Step out for webex: Project Systems Eng mtg and Change Control Board (all key ppl must approve any eng change).
Simultaneously arrange via email a later call with another PI.
Thus, triple-booked.
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 4, 2020
Radiation degradation, coverglass loss factor, screening factor…& more included in solar array performance modeling. Got to go from 1 AU out to 3.3 AU. @NASAPsyche Power CDR, at @Maxar in San Jose.
Power allocation, fault protection, reliability…#PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/fKtOdBskzn
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 3, 2020
Step N of this #PI_Daily: finished in LA and now boarded for San Jose. Things are going well in @NASAPsyche-land. Hope to be at my hotel by 8:00. #happybusy #alsoabittired https://t.co/qc2xVzj6JE
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 3, 2020
Step 1 of @NASAPsyche travel day: boarded for LAX for instrument mtg.
Later, to San Jose for @Maxar power system CDR tomorrow & Weds.
Read 2nd round of proofs for “What is Psyche?” paper, soon on @jgrplanets.
Plus, still glowing fm launch vehicle self: @SpaceX !#PI_Daily
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 2, 2020