PI Daily, March 2024

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.

Did you know that the plasmas in Hall thrusters, like the ones on the @MissionToPsyche spacecraft, do not behave as predicted by classical mechanics? We're actively learning how ours perform in flight. Fascinating. This video explains more! #PI_Daily https://t.co/XAOg5f2GpA

— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 9, 2024

Custom space weather warnings for @MissionToPsyche from @NOAA ‘s space weather center. Sun’s active now near its maximum and I get several emails a day about flares, CMEs, and shocks. Love it. (Don’t worry about Psyche, she’s fine) #PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/2cZFzmZAVQ

— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 24, 2024

Happy mission day #167 ofor @MissionToPsyche! As the Earth in its orbit turns away from the spacecraft the apparent speed of Psyche keeps increasing. Relative to the Sun the s/c is still in the low 20's of km/sec. #PI_Daily pic.twitter.com/FFCuFg8n7A

— Lindy Elkins-Tanton (@ltelkins) March 27, 2024