Author: Karin Valentine

November 16, 2021 / Karin Valentine

Symbolizing a journey to a metal world: How the Psyche “badge” came to be

The Psyche mission “badge” was first developed in 2016, before the mission was selected for NASA’s Discovery Program. Since then, it has been called a “badge” or a “logo” or even...

panoramic view of JPL's High Bay 2 area showing the bus (body) of the spacecraft and some engineers

August 24, 2021 / Karin Valentine

ASU-led NASA Psyche mission is a year out from launch

The anticipation is building for the Arizona State University-led NASA Psyche mission team, as the countdown clock now displays the mission’s launch as less than 365 days away. This mission,...

January 21, 2020 / Karin Valentine

ASU-led NASA Psyche mission offers free online course on team building from leadership experts

While the spacecraft and instruments of the NASA Psyche Mission are being designed and built in preparation for launch to the Psyche asteroid in 2022, the mission management team at Arizona...

May 7, 2019 / Karin Valentine

ASU-led NASA Psyche Mission invites the public to be ‘spacecrafty’

The ASU-led NASA Psyche Mission, a journey to a unique metal world, has been inspiring professional and amateur artists since the announcement of the mission’s selection by NASA in early 2017....

April 18, 2019 / Karin Valentine

ASU-led NASA Psyche Mission to offer free online courses to learn about space exploration

The NASA Psyche Mission is a journey to a unique metal world called Psyche, an asteroid orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. The mission is currently in development and the spacecraft will...

Students working with machinery and are experimenting.

January 30, 2019 / Karin Valentine

NASA’s Psyche Mission inspires science and engineering students nationwide

While instruments and components of the spacecraft are under development across the country, the Psyche Mission management team, led by Arizona State University, is working with universities...

This 8 panel pop-art poster shows a stylized drawing of the Psyche spacecraft in the colors of the Psyche badge (purples, pinks, and oranges).

August 16, 2018 / Karin Valentine

NASA Psyche space mission seeking undergraduates to help inspire the public

Beginning this month, the Arizona State University-led NASA Psyche Mission is expanding its innovative “Psyche Inspired” arts program to the national stage, inviting undergraduate...

April 3, 2018 / Karin Valentine

NASA Psyche Mission: Journey to a Metal World

Psyche is both the name of an asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter — and the name of a NASA space mission to visit that asteroid, led by Arizona State University. Join the Psyche...

This artist's conception shows a close-up of the heavily cratered surface of the Psyche asteroid.

January 4, 2017 / Karin Valentine

ASU to lead deep-space NASA mission for 1st time

Arizona State University’s Psyche Mission, a journey to a metal asteroid, has been selected for flight, marking the first time the school will lead a deep-space NASA mission and the first...

A picture of the Psyche team outside Maxar (formerly SSL).

December 20, 2016 / Karin Valentine

Journey to a metal world

After a grueling five-year pitch, a team of scientists — led by Lindy Elkins-Tanton, director of Arizona State University’s School of Earth and Space Exploration — recently completed...