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Psyche Orbital Operations NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will gather science at the asteroid Psyche at four orbit altitudes, as depicted in this graphic. It has been updated to... 09-11-2023
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Psyche Launch Ascent Timeline This graphic shows the expected timeline of milestones immediately following liftoff for NASA’s Psyche spacecraft if Psyche launches at the beginning... 09-11-2023
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Psyche Mission Timeline Image NASA’s Psyche spacecraft takes a spiral path to the asteroid Psyche, as depicted in this graphic that shows the path from above the plane of the... 09-11-2023
NASA’s Psyche: Picking up Launch Prep for 2023 NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is shown in a clean room on Dec. 8, 2022, at Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center... 01-24-2023
Orbiting Asteroid Psyche (Illustration) This illustration shows how NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will explore the asteroid Psyche, beginning with Orbit A when it arrives at the asteroid in... 12-20-2021
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Psyche Thrusters: Integration Complete NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is photographed in July 2021 during the mission’s assembly, test, and launch operations phase at the agency’s... 09-20-2021
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California work to integrate Hall thrusters into the agency's Psyche spacecraft in this July 2021 photo. One of the thrusters is visible on the side of the spacecraft beneath a red protective cover. Psyche is set to launch in August 2022 and will travel to its target, a metal-rich asteroid also named Psyche, under the power of solar electric propulsion. This super-efficient mode of propulsion uses solar arrays to capture sunlight that is converted into electricity to power the spacecraft's Hall thrusters. They work by turning xenon gas, a neutral gas used in car headlights and plasma TVs, into xenon ions. As the xenon ions are accelerated out of the thruster, they create the thrust that will propel the spacecraft. This will be the first use of Hall thrusters beyond lunar orbit, demonstrating that they could play a role in supporting future deep space missions. Arizona State University in Tempe leads the Psyche mission. JPL is responsible for the mission's overall management, system engineering, integration and test, and mission operations. Maxar Technologies in Palo Alto, California, supplied the thrusters and built the high-power solar electric propulsion spacecraft chassis. For more information about NASA's Psyche mission, go to: http://www.nasa.gov/psyche or https://psyche.asu.edu/
Psyche’s Thruster Integration Underway Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California work to integrate Hall thrusters into the agency’s Psyche spacecraft in... 09-20-2021
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California prepare to integrate four Hall thrusters (beneath red protective covers) into the agency's Psyche spacecraft in July 2021.
Preparing Psyche’s Thruster Installation Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California prepare to integrate four Hall thrusters (beneath red protective covers) into... 09-20-2021

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Psyche Electrical Engineer Luis Dominguez – Behind the Spacecraft Meet Luis Dominguez, an engineer on NASA’s Psyche mission, which will be the first to explore a metal-rich asteroid, also named Psyche. In this video,... 09-21-2023
Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion Engineer Julie Li – Behind the Spacecraft Join us LIVE as we chat with Julie Li, an engineer on NASA’s Psyche mission, which will be the first to explore a metal-rich asteroid. Li, of Maxar Technologies,... 09-13-2023
Psyche Power System Engineer Ben Inouye – Behind the Spacecraft
Psyche Power System Engineer Ben Inouye – Behind the Spacecraft Meet Ben Inouye, a power system engineer on NASA’s Psyche mission, which will be the first to explore a metal-rich asteroid, also named Psyche. In this... 09-07-2023
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Psyche Power Electronics Engineer Meena Sreekantamurthy – Behind the Spacecraft Meet Meena Sreekantamurthy, a power electronics engineer on NASA’s Psyche mission, which will be the first to explore a metal-rich asteroid, also named... 08-30-2023
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Psyche Flight Systems Engineer Christina Hernandez – Behind the Spacecraft Meet Christina Hernandez, a flight systems engineer on NASA’s Psyche mission, which will be the first to explore a metal-rich asteroid, also named Psyche.... 08-22-2023
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New Video Series Reveals What Drives NASA’s Psyche Mission Team These short videos offer glimpses of the people who’ve helped make this upcoming journey to a metal-rich asteroid possible What motivates someone to... 08-21-2023
NASA’s Psyche Gets Its Huge Solar Arrays Permanently Installed The solar arrays for NASA’s Psyche mission underwent a final deployment test and were permanently installed on the spacecraft at Astrotech Space Operations... 08-03-2023
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NASA’s Psyche Mission to an Asteroid: Official NASA Trailer Join the journey as NASA’s Psyche mission team prepares for a targeted Oct. 5, 2023, launch to explore a unique metallic asteroid orbiting the sun between... 07-18-2023

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The Heart of it all Gwenan walker July 12th, 2023 Major: Animation; Human Biology Genre/Medium: Digital; Clip Studio Paint About the work: This piece is an extension of my... 07-12-2023
Daughter of the Air Gwenan walker July 5th, 2023 Major: Animation; Human Biology Genre/Medium: Gouache, Watercolor About the work: Daughter of the Air was meant as a piece... 07-05-2023
Psyche Across Time Abigail Miller May 22nd, 2023 Major: Architecture (Minor: Chemistry) Genre/Medium: Canvas, plaster, water-based brush pens About the work: Psyche Across... 05-22-2023
Psyche’s Hold Danitza Govea May 19th, 2023 Major: Graphic Design Genre/Medium: Digital Art, Photoshop, After Effects About the work: Psyche’s Hold is a nod to the... 05-19-2023
The Bones of Psyche Sunny Collins May 17th, 2023 Major: Graphic Information Technology (UX) Genre/Medium: Screenprinting, Linocut, Pen and Ink, Canvas, Marker About the work:... 05-17-2023
Psyche Elements Maxine Stoenescu May 15th, 2023 Major: Aerospace Engineering Genre/Medium: Acrylic paints & glue-water mix About the work: “Psyche Elements”... 05-15-2023
Lumps of the Asteroid Belt Kemari Tinsley-Smith May 12th, 2023 Major: Geology Genre/Medium: Vectors and 3D assets About the work: “Lumps of the Asteroid Belt” is a poster... 05-12-2023
Soulful Gift Alana Negrón Díaz May 10th, 2023 Major: Civil Engineering Genre/Medium: Vectornator/ Procreate About the work: For the fourth and final art piece, I... 05-10-2023
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