PI Daily, October 2021
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.
140 ppl for @MissionToPsyche all-team morning mtg.
– Hardware build update by project mgr
– Science success criteria review by me
– Science ops prep by project scientist (check out awesome graphic)
We need to stay flexible, be ready for whatever Psyche ends up being!#PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/u2tS4CS8cB— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 27, 2021
Some things on my mind for @MissionToPsyche Super Tuesday:
– Prep for all-team morning mtg tomorrow
– Team changes after launch
– Budgeting for Phase E
– Progress on hardware fixes
– NASA Quarterly Report next week#PI_Daily
Art by Xiwen Hu, Psyche Inspired intern pic.twitter.com/QjBBHYH41r— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 26, 2021
Oh you made my day @kister_vanessa! Every day is so intense right now…to receive this gorgeous determined quail today gave me such a warm feeling! How beautiful that @MissionToPsyche is connecting us across the world. #PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/KCDdxmoAEV
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 25, 2021
For comparison, here's where @MissionToPsyche is today: https://t.co/afeMcR6X9R#PI_Daily https://t.co/kPP4E2nizm
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 25, 2021
What instrument can measure the composition of an asteroid's surface from orbit? The gamma ray and neutron spectrometer from @JHUAPL can!#PI_Daily @MissionToPsyche bloghttps://t.co/94mRxjl0xb
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 21, 2021
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Being @NASAJPL with at least some of the @MissionToPsyche team is exciting and motivating to me. Great convo abt a publication plan: when descriptive papers? when integrative, synthesis results? Prep work.Here's some of the humanity of being at work with others: pic.twitter.com/gQjusxA4f4
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 21, 2021
Just found out that over 2,200 people have taken our @MissionToPsyche free online course on the process and lifetime of a space mission! #PI_Dailyhttps://t.co/iKOlA0EhF5
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 20, 2021
At @NASAJPL this week supporting team working hardware tests and assembly (imagers, compute element, power processing unit), plus budget, schedule constant updates.#PI_Daily
Pic: info on @MissionToPsyche in the gallery overlooking the highbay where the s/c is being built. pic.twitter.com/OwS4YHePoZ— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 19, 2021
This handsome boy just strolled across the @NASAJPL mall this morning as I went to get a cup of coffee. @MissionToPsyche #PI_DAILY pic.twitter.com/Ex62J48ucZ
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 18, 2021
Go, @LucyMission! Our sister mission's launch period opens TOMORROW! Then the amazing journey to the Trojan asteroids begins. In ten months, it'll be @MissionToPsyche's turn. #PI_Daily https://t.co/SQlQ7IwSWu
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 15, 2021
Thanks for covering @MissionToPsyche, @orbitalindex!#PI_Daily https://t.co/ZyU3Hr0gf4
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 13, 2021
"…Kalliope and Psyche…the two densest bodies known so far after the telluric planets. …then their average density…should be in the ∼4.0-4.8 g cm−3 range."
New paper helpful for @MissionToPsyche
👏 for the team who did this work!#PI_Daily @ESOhttps://t.co/A8ifAakWaE— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 12, 2021
We are thinking about ways to involve more postdocs and junior faculty in the @MissionToPsyche science team.
What ideas do you have?
Some goals: Increase familiarity with missions, inspire new science
Some constraints: Data security, bandwidth for mentorship, $#PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/Z0E8DaNSCe— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 8, 2021
Art from our @MissionToPsyche Inspired Interns: See it in person, as well as at the virtual site below:
– The MOXI STEAM museum in Santa Barbara, CA Oct. 12, 2021 – Mar. 25, 2022
– The Phoenix Airport Museum, multiple terminals, Jan.-June 2022#PI_Daily https://t.co/nTvzQUEqi9
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 7, 2021
Hybrid all-team meeting for @MissionToPsyche! 48 distanced, masked ppl in the room (so good to see everyone!) and 101 ppl online. Here’s some Psyche Inspired art on display. #PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/7WXcUVH9pl
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 5, 2021
Hey @SpaceX can you do a time lapse like this for @MissionToPsyche? (Comms w partners via social media – #PI_Daily pro tip 😜)
Go @LucyMission Go! https://t.co/6VjrAGrJQ0— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 5, 2021
Some glamour shots of our science instruments. The integration process is incredible, but I can't wait to see what the instruments discover for us! #PI_Daily @MissionToPsyche https://t.co/KR9rcoVc1m
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) October 4, 2021