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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
Two thrusters are visible beneath red round protective covers, after being integrated into the spacecraft.
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
Image showing the gamma-ray spectrometer component of the GRNS instrument. It has a large central cannister with many wires and cables on a metal stand.
Psyche Gamma-Ray Spectrometer The Psyche gamma-ray spectrometer uses a high-purified germanium crystal to capture gamma rays emitted by asteroid Psyche. These gamma rays can reveal... 09-02-2021
Image showing the neutron spectrometer component of the GRNS instrument. It has a series of tubes on a metal stand.
Psyche Neutron Spectrometer The Psyche neutron spectrometer uses three cylinders filled with a gas of helium-3, an isotope of helium that will rapidly grab free neutrons emitted by... 09-02-2021
An image of a group people gathered in a building for a photo.
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Psyche Team The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Psyche team gathered earlier this summer for a reception in Building 200. Members of the team hold images... 09-02-2021

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NASA’s Psyche Mission to an Asteroid: Official NASA Trailer Join the journey as NASA’s Psyche mission team launches in 2022 to explore a unique metallic asteroid orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. The... 05-05-2022
NASA Psyche Mission: Charting a Metallic World In this artist’s rendition, we explore a metallic world named Psyche, an asteroid that offers a unique window into the building blocks of planet formation.... 09-08-2021
Meet NASA’s Psyche Team Who Will Measure the Asteroid’s Magnetic Field NASA’s Psyche team will measure the asteroid’s magnetic field using a magnetometer. This instrument is composed of two identical high-sensitivity magnetic... 06-30-2021
Psyche Spacecraft Chassis Arrival at JPL A spacecraft’s journey doesn’t begin on the launchpad. Our Psyche spacecraft will explore an asteroid, but first we have to finish building it. Psyche... 03-29-2021
Meet the NASA Psyche team who will map Psyche’s elemental composition Meet the team designing and building the Psyche mission’s gamma ray and neutron spectrometer. This instrument on the spacecraft will detect, measure,... 07-07-2020
Psyche Mission: Co-Investigator Dr. Tim McCoy Join NASA Psyche Mission Co-Investigator Dr. Tim McCoy as he takes us on a journey from his first geology class to his current role as Curator-in-Charge... 01-26-2020
NASA Psyche Online Courses 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,... 01-25-2020
Engineering Process Part 1 Do you know what the engineering process is and how it is used? Watch this video to learn how scientist and engineers tackle real world problems and come... 12-31-2019

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Psyche Diamond Painting Alexa Hugenberg March 24th, 2023 Major: Creative Technology & Design Genre/Medium: Diamond Painting About the work: This diamond painting showcases... 03-24-2023
A Gift from Beyond Alana Negrón Díaz March 22nd, 2023 Major: Civil Engineering Genre/Medium: Acrylic paint, paint cover, canvas About the work: For this third art piece,... 03-22-2023
A Matinee on Main (Asteroid Belt) Cristian Ponce March 20th, 2023 Major: Biological Engineering Genre/Medium: Photography / Graphic Design About the work: My first piece for Psyche Inspired... 03-20-2023
Persevere Through Adversity Alyssa Armstrong March 3rd, 2023 Major: Mechanical Engineering (Minor: Studio Art) Genre/Medium: Laser Cutting and Digital Art About the work: The myth... 03-03-2023
Art of the Craft Dante raso March 1st, 2023 Major: Astronomy & Astrophysics; Painting and Drawing BFA Genre/Medium: Digital About the work: For this project, I wanted... 03-01-2023
Psyche Digital Magazine Sloane Salitore February 27th, 2023 Major: Graphic Design Genre/Medium: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign About the work: This piece is a short,... 02-27-2023
The Psyche Jazz Project Kemari Tinsley-Smith February 24th, 2023 Major: Geology Genre/Medium: Digital Art About the work: This piece is inspired by jazz club posters that were... 02-24-2023
Impact & Re-Accretion Dante Raso February 20th, 2023 Major: Astronomy & Astrophysics: Painting & Drawing BFA Genre/Medium: Oil paint on canvas About the work: These... 02-20-2023
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