PI Daily, April 2022
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.
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@MissionToPsyche #PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/rpxnZwrIlr— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) April 22, 2022
Not every day do I get to deliver a museum-quality 1/48th-scale model of our huge spacecraft to our ASU university president, @michaelcrow, and to our EVP @sallycmorton.
Assembly process on second tweet in thread. Super job, ProTek Models! (1/2)@MissionToPsyche #PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/CDPOTCZH5r
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) April 21, 2022
Calling all @MissionToPsyche enthusiasts! Thanks, @PopSci! #PI_Daily https://t.co/ssNhcs6HfA
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) April 19, 2022
Appropriately, it’s in building 3…2…1…#PI_Daily
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) April 15, 2022
Here's the @MissionToPsyche team moving the spacecraft using a hoist and guide cables to its z-axis vibration configuration (up on the metal platform). This was completed a couple of weeks ago as part of the environmental tests. #PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/U8xXQTVazj
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) April 14, 2022
“Fuel efficiency” of @MissionToPsyche by Peter Lord of @Maxar. Day 1 of all-team meeting, 111 days to launch! #PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/pgFXFOnYUb
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) April 12, 2022
Ppl noticed that the dolly holding the @MissionToPsyche spacecraft says "happy" in the bottom right…it's the name of the dolly! The @maxar dollies are named for the Seven Dwarves, and the one we borrowed is "Happy." #PI_Daily #MediaDay pic.twitter.com/QFTRTlVGwA
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) April 12, 2022
Here's our new paper (open access) on what asteroid Psyche might be, and how the mission plans to address that question. #PI_Daily @MissionToPsyche https://t.co/a2BW5YAalu
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) April 12, 2022
Say hello @MissionToPsyche! It’s Media Day in the high bay. #PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/czo2DhCkgt
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) April 11, 2022
Key check of the @MissionToPsyche instruments! #PI_Daily https://t.co/xoR8p8IG6s
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) April 9, 2022
Big @MissionToPsyche week ahead:
500 ppl coming for JPL family day Sunday to see the s/c (me giving lecture 4x)
Psyche Media Day Monday (3 hrs in clean room being interviewed!)
All-team meeting Tues & Weds
…while the whole team is tearing up the track to launch!#PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/mlcw3g6Hev
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) April 8, 2022
Thank-yous came in the mail from @MissionToPsyche Zoom with 4-6th-graders at Conway Grammar School in MA (where we have a little house up in the woods). They asked the BEST questions. And several girls said they want to be NASA engineers. Love this part of my job. #PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/aLpL6pk2OX
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) April 5, 2022
And…our spacecraft passed all the environmental testing! #PI_Daily @MissionToPsyche https://t.co/W8v6pNTkFI
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) April 4, 2022
The @MissionToPsyche project sponsors and advises capstone teams all across the country, with a range of space-related projects. Here's a great one working on future landing tech. #PI_Daily #STEMworkforce https://t.co/9B6Q0aP8kU
— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) April 4, 2022