The View On Board places the audience onto the spacecraft as it approaches 16 Psyche. The painting depicts an ordinary living room with Taters sitting on a sofa and a centerpiece with the lucky peanuts sitting on top. At the center is a larger window through which the viewer can see a close up of the Psyche asteroid as it floats through space. A telescope and solar system model frames the window.

The View On Board

Nidhi Shah

January 15th, 2025

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Genre/Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

About the work:

“The View On Board” aims to place the audience—both the engineers and scientists of Psyche as well as the general public, you and I—onto the spacecraft as it approaches the Psyche asteroid. The room isn’t anything special, with some connections to space exploration like the model solar system hanging from the ceiling or the telescope looking out into the cosmos. Taters is sitting on the couch and again in the mirror reflection, and those lucky peanuts are on the centerpiece. Yet, when you look outside the window, maybe take a step onto the balcony, it’s a whole different world. The breathtaking beauty of the Psyche asteroid fills your view. It’s not just a mission for the scientists who are excited to analyze the data Psyche collects. We’re right there along with the Psyche spacecraft, hearing about her discoveries as they occur. It’s a mission for all of us as we seek to answer the curiosities of the world beyond our own. Except, this time, this new world might uncover truths about our world.

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Psyche Inspired is a program that brings undergraduate students from any discipline or major together to share the excitement, innovation, and scientific and engineering content of NASA’s Psyche mission with the public in new ways through artistic and creative works. This year’s Psyche Inspired cohort is known as the Iridium Class. These works are posted in the gallery and highlighted on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. View the full resolution images in the image gallery. There are many ways to get involved with NASA’s Psyche mission. Learn how you can be a part of the Psyche mission through our “Get Involved” pages at https://psyche.asu.edu/get-involved/ and https://science.nasa.gov/mission/psyche/ways-to-participate/. To learn more about the overall Psyche mission, visit nasa.gov/psyche or jpl.nasa.gov/missions/psyche.

Date Added: 01-15-2025
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Nidhi Shah - Psyche Inspired

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