PI Daily, July 2022

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.

With @MissionToPsyche not launching in 2022, we have slowed work, no 3rd shifts, little weekend work. Phew. Ppl were at burnout. Thank you amazing team! For leadership, we've added a lot of planning & strategy.
Here's the spotted fawn I saw on the way out of @NASAJPL. #PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/vdD4GOOkLi

— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) July 26, 2022

Did the @NewYorker publish this cartoon specifically for the @MissionToPsyche team (our propulsion runs on xenon as you know)? It's tough to be in review, even w a great board. Requires constant leadership optimism and listening, many listening meetings. Go Psyche! #PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/AvnNaA9cTM

— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) July 25, 2022

Last week was @MissionToPsyche's Independent Review Board kickoff. Great people, working to correctly assess where we are, but also super wearying; Qs for 10 – 12 hrs/day. So, one stress-reliever is lots of animal photos from our place in MA. Two foxes, from 2 wks ago #PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/yCCjcXAjqY

— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) July 24, 2022

Independent Review Panel: This is a big part of what we're working on in @MissionToPsyche right now, in addition to continuing to test our flight software. #PI_Daily #OnwardAndUpward #GOPsychehttps://t.co/umtjaQIX4J

— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) July 14, 2022

Just had 180 ppl for Thursday's edition of our now twice-weekly all-team @MissionToPsyche meetings. Our PM updated on our progress with flight software, and with NASA HQ, and answered Qs. Onward and upward, GO Psyche! #PI_Daily
❤️Some space macarons and a note to me and the team. pic.twitter.com/kR3hrBwW01

— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) July 14, 2022

The planets…in sugar! I don't yet know who sent it, but I think it's a gift to cheer on @MissionToPsyche as we strive to complete the flight software testing and tolerate the frustration of not launching in 2022. Thank you, amazing anonymous friend! #PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/yzP546Mp44

— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) July 6, 2022

The @MissionToPsyche team is hard at work preparing for our reviews and decision points. We are working on details of possible 2023 launch opportunities, while we forge onward in testing the flight software. The testbeds are working! #PI_Daily

— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) July 5, 2022

As you know, @MissionToPsyche & @NASASolarSystem recently announced we're not launching in 2022.

Now: Ppl feel sad, and motivated; review begins; replan begins; we keep working on flight software testing so we're ready for another chance! Stay strong friends. #PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/mEHT0kSvm4

— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) July 1, 2022