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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
Psyche Spacecraft 3D Model
...model of the Psyche spacecraft using AutoDesk Fusion 360. I constructed the model in three different parts so that it is a buildable model. I printed...
01-14-2018
Spacecraft in Integration & Test
...NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is captured here on August 18, 2021, in a clean room at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California...
08-24-2021
Psyche Spacecraft
...The Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is mounted onto a rotation fixture in High Bay 1 of the Spacecraft Assembly...
03-29-2021
The Spacecraft’s Journey to a Metal World
...takes to get there. The Psyche spacecraft will have to travel for years before revealing the metal world’s secrets, but this will be more than...
03-23-2022
Psyche Spacecraft (Artist’s Concept)
...This artist’s concept, updated as of June 2020, depicts NASA’s Psyche spacecraft. Set to launch in August 2022, the Psyche mission will...
07-14-2020
Psyche Spacecraft
...A major component of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has been delivered to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, where the phase known...
03-29-2021
Psyche Spacecraft
...A major component of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has been delivered to the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, where the phase...
03-29-2021
Psyche Spacecraft Illustration
...This illustration, updated as of March 2021, depicts NASA’s Psyche spacecraft. Set to launch in August 2022, the Psyche mission will explore a...
03-29-2021
Psyche Spacecraft Artist Book
...Katherine Page January,31 2022 Major: Biology Genre/Medium: Linocut prints, watercolor, sequins About the work:This linocut pop-up artist book is a...
01-31-2022
Psyche Power System Engineer Ben Inouye – Behind the Spacecraft
...series called “Behind the Spacecraft.” Each Psyche team member will tell the story of how they came to the mission. Join us on this channel on Sept....
09-07-2023
Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion Engineer Julie Li – Behind the Spacecraft
...will share how the Psyche team developed the solar electric propulsion hardware on the spacecraft and will take live questions from viewers. The Psyche...
09-13-2023
Psyche Electrical Engineer Luis Dominguez – Behind the Spacecraft
...Propulsion Laboratory, shows the JPL clean room where he and the assembly, test, and launch operations team are putting together and testing the spacecraft....
09-21-2023
NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Mate to Payload Attach Fitting (PAF)
...Technicians connected NASA’s Psyche spacecraft to the payload attach fitting inside the clean room at Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville,...
09-25-2023
NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Mate to Payload Attach Fitting (PAF)
...Technicians connected NASA’s Psyche spacecraft to the payload attach fitting inside the clean room at Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville,...
09-25-2023
Odyssey
...of the Psyche spacecraft. To commemorate the recent successful launch of the Psyche spacecraft, I got the idea of using the spacecraft’s design...
01-03-2024
Psyche Spacecraft
...The Psyche spacecraft is making progress in Maxar’s Palo Alto, California manufacturing facility. In the last few weeks, the solar electric propulsion...
10-22-2020
Psyche Spacecraft
...The Psyche spacecraft is making progress in Maxar’s Palo Alto, California manufacturing facility. In the last few weeks, the solar electric propulsion...
10-22-2020
Psyche Spacecraft
...The Psyche spacecraft is making progress in Maxar’s Palo Alto, California manufacturing facility. In the last few weeks, the solar electric propulsion...
10-22-2020
Psyche Spacecraft
...The Psyche spacecraft is making progress in Maxar’s Palo Alto, California manufacturing facility. In the last few weeks, the solar electric propulsion...
10-22-2020
Psyche Spacecraft
...The Psyche spacecraft is making progress in Maxar’s Palo Alto, California manufacturing facility. In the last few weeks, the solar electric propulsion...
10-22-2020
Psyche Spacecraft & 16 Psyche Assembling Manual
...about the Psyche spacecraft and the (16) Psyche asteroid, I mimicked the IKEA furniture manuals to showcase the mechanical components of the spacecraft,...
01-20-2021
Psyche Mission Spacecraft: 3D Printable Model
...3D print yourself a model of the spacecraft destined to meet the asteroid Psyche! The Psyche spacecraft including the solar panels is about the size...
04-02-2021
#MissionToPsyche: The Science Behind the Psyche Spacecraft (News Briefing)
...The Psyche spacecraft will journey 2.2 billion miles to an asteroid that scientists hypothesize is made of substantial amounts of metal. It may contain...
10-12-2023
Artist’s Conception of Psyche spacecraft at Psyche asteroid
...This artist’s conception shows the Psyche spacecraft near the surface of the Psyche asteroid....
01-10-2018
How Big Will The Psyche Spacecraft Be?
Morgan Baerwaldt Date: October 27, 2017 Major: electrical engineering Genre/Medium: felt-tip ink pens and watercolor on cold press watercolor paper About...
12-02-2017
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....
03-29-2021
Psyche Spacecraft Reveal
...Maia Huddleston November 1, 2021 Major: Mass Media Genre/Medium: Digital illustration, Pixel sort, and Animation About the work: This piece began as...
11-01-2021
Psyche Spacecraft Blueprints
...Hannah Sweis March,11 2022 Major: Mechanical Engineering Genre/Medium: Digital About the work: As an Engineering Major, the idea of creating an artistic...
03-11-2022
Psyche Flight Systems Engineer Christina Hernandez – Behind the Spacecraft
...NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, talks about getting Psyche ready for launch through the spacecraft’s verification-and-validation phase and her...
08-22-2023
The Spacecraft
...Olivia Ferrel Date: April 13, 2019 Major: public service & public policy Genre/Medium: cardboard/papier-mâché/flour sack towels/watercolor About...
05-13-2019
Psyche Tortoise and Hare
...Ben Conway Date: March 8, 2019 Major: illustration Genre/Medium: 3D rendering About the work: This image depicts two different types of spacecraft propulsion,...
04-08-2019
Orbit Kinetic Ring
...was inspired by the main objective of the Psyche mission: to explore. We are sending a small spacecraft into outer space to explore something much bigger....
11-15-2019
Testing the Psyche Spacecraft
Psyche’s spacecraft body being tested at Maxar’s Palo Alto, California manufacturing facility.
04-16-2020
Psyche Spacecraft Prepares for Transport
...Maxar engineers prepare the Psyche spacecraft bus for transport to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab. Credit: Maxar Technologies...
03-29-2021
The Psyche Flight Deck
...of the asteroid, as well as teach the players about the mission by including fun facts about the mission timeline, the asteroid, the Greek goddess Psyche,...
04-30-2021
Psyche Power Electronics Engineer Meena Sreekantamurthy – Behind the Spacecraft
...the Spacecraft.” Each Psyche team member will tell the story of how they came to the mission. Join us on this channel on Sept. 13 and 20 for livestreamed...
08-30-2023
Flipping Through Psyche
...three main scenes that appear very quickly: The first shows the spacecraft leaving Earth. The second shows the path the spacecraft takes to get to Psyche,...
04-19-2019
Psyche Spacecraft Paper Model Assembly
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12-08-2017
Orbit
...Chase Mortensen March 13, 2020 Major: Computer Science Genre/Medium: acoustic guitar with digital effects About the work: Orbit is an interpretation...
03-13-2020
Simple Psyche Spacecraft Wallpaper
07-13-2020
Psyche Delic Spacecraft Wallpaper
07-14-2020
Thumbs-up for Ion Propulsion
...Psyche engineers adapted to COVID-19 social distancing and masking requirements while testing the Hall thrusters that will propel NASA’s Psyche...
07-14-2020
Psyche Spacecraft: Main Body
Psyche’s SEP chassis is currently in main body integration in Maxar’s Palo Alto, Calif. manufacturing facility. The equipment panels have been mated...
12-01-2020
Psyche Spacecraft: High Gain Antenna
Psyche’s high gain antenna has completed fabrication and is undergoing standard testing in Maxar’s Near Field Range to verify that it will work as...
12-01-2020
Psyche Spacecraft
After Maxar Technologies successfully installed Psyche’s High Gain Antenna, their team moved the Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis to the...
03-12-2021
Psyche Spacecraft
After Maxar Technologies successfully installed Psyche’s High Gain Antenna, their team moved the Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis to the...
03-12-2021
Psyche Spacecraft
After Maxar Technologies successfully installed Psyche’s High Gain Antenna, their team moved the Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis to the...
03-12-2021
Psyche Spacecraft
After Maxar Technologies successfully installed Psyche’s High Gain Antenna, their team moved the Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis to the...
03-12-2021
Psyche Spacecraft
After Maxar Technologies successfully installed Psyche’s High Gain Antenna, their team moved the Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis to the...
03-12-2021
Psyche Spacecraft
After Maxar Technologies successfully installed Psyche’s High Gain Antenna, their team moved the Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis to the...
03-12-2021
Psyche Spacecraft Prepares for Transport
The Maxar team prepares the Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis for shipment to NASA’s JPL. Credit: Maxar Technologies...
03-29-2021
Psyche Spacecraft Prepares for Transport
The Maxar team prepares the Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis for shipment to NASA’s JPL. Credit: Maxar Technologies...
03-29-2021
Psyche Spacecraft Prepares for Transport
The Maxar team prepares the Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis for shipment to NASA’s JPL. Credit: Maxar Technologies...
03-29-2021
Psyche Spacecraft Prepares for Transport
The Maxar team prepares the Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis for shipment to NASA’s JPL. Credit: Maxar Technologies...
03-29-2021
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
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...
01-24-2023
The Scent of Psyche
...Psyche was designed to bring some colors and relaxation into our everyday lives. The candle is the representation of the Mission, the spacecraft, and...
11-06-2023
Psyche Beaded
...DANIELLE GU March 15th, 2024 Major: Business and Art History Genre/Medium: Glass beads, copper wire, wood About the work: My project is a beaded sculpture...
03-15-2024
Breaking Barriers
...Chloe Carriere Date: February 6, 2019 Major: chemical engineering Genre/Medium: paint on canvas About the work: This immense 5×9-ft. piece depicts...
02-06-2019
Psyche’s Journey
...Ben Conway Date: February 1, 2019 Major: illustration Genre/Medium: 3D rendering with digitally-painted textures About the work: This image shows the...
02-01-2019
Magnetic Field
...Monica Moreno April 11, 2020 Major: Jewelry/Metalworking Genre/Medium: engraving About the work: The Psyche spacecraft is to be sent off with a set...
05-11-2020
Breathless
...of the journey for the Psyche spacecraft. Next, drums start to play, representing the incredible power of the rocket boosters. The piece then builds...
11-20-2020
Satellite Approaching Psyche
...is a multimedia painting of the Psyche spacecraft as it approaches the Psyche asteroid. The background is made up of many different colors of acrylic...
03-01-2021
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)...
09-20-2021
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...
09-20-2021
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...
12-20-2021
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...
09-11-2023
Psyche Magnets
...background as the rocket passes above the clouds and into the stars, forming the “T” in “blast off.” The second shows the spacecraft using Mars...
11-16-2023
Interview with Psyche: Part 1
...which viewers would get to see a character interact with the Psyche spacecraft. I was inspired to use the format of a talk show from all the shows I’ve...
03-12-2019
Psyche-Delic
...this project. Both images consist of concentric shapes radiating from the subject (which is either the Psyche spacecraft or asteroid) and use the colors...
11-16-2018
Solidarity with Psyche
...inspired largely by the gravity assist Psyche will receive as it flies by Mars. I was amazed that people could figure out precisely when to launch the...
11-23-2019
Psyche on Vinyl
...Mikayla Hymanson December 7, 2020 Major: Graphic Design Genre/Medium: digital art, Illustrator, Photoshop About the work: The Psyche spacecraft will...
12-07-2020
The Butterfly Effect
...the name “Psyche” , which refers to the asteroid, the mission, the spacecraft, and the goddess simultaneously. The project is also inspired...
02-21-2022
Psyche Metal Pins
...I have handcrafted two brooches inspired by the asteroid and the spacecraft of the Psyche mission. The Asteroid brooch features the two prominent craters...
03-02-2022
Soul of Psyche
...Alyssa Armstrong November 8th, 2022 Major: Mechanical Engineering (Minor: Studio Art) Genre/Medium: Digital Painting About the work: In “Soul of Psyche”,...
11-08-2022
Persevere Through Adversity
...chapter in the overarching story of perseverance: Panels 1-3 represent the connection between Psyche and Earth. The Psyche spacecraft will launch on...
03-03-2023
Psyche Across Time
...the spacecraft in 2029, the piece takes you through the course of Psyche’s history. To emphasize the journey, a path has been hollowed out through...
05-22-2023
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
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
Imaging a Metal World
...NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will use highly sensitive cameras to allow scientists to see a metal-rich asteroid that’s never been imaged up close before....
09-28-2023
Testing Space Lasers for Deep Space Optical Communications
...– from robotic spacecraft and from future astronauts exploring Mars. DSOC is attached to NASA’s Psyche spacecraft and will send and receive signals...
09-28-2023
Psyche Encapsulation
...Technicians encapsulate NASA’s Psyche spacecraft in its payload fairings – the cone at the top of the rocket – at the Astrotech Space Operations...
10-11-2023
Psyche Encapsulation
...Technicians encapsulate NASA’s Psyche spacecraft in its payload fairings – the cone at the top of the rocket – at the Astrotech Space Operations...
10-11-2023
Psyche Encapsulation
...Technicians encapsulate NASA’s Psyche spacecraft in its payload fairings – the cone at the top of the rocket – at the Astrotech Space Operations...
10-11-2023
Inspired in Space
...Psyche asteroid. The Twinkling LED lights in the background represent the distant stars in the vastness of space. The Psyche spacecraft is adorned with...
11-14-2023
Soul of Space
...markers. It depicts Psyche as a combination of the spacecraft, the asteroid, and the Greek goddess. Her wings are based on the spacecraft’s solar...
12-01-2023
Psyche Mission Launches From Kennedy Space Center (Highlights)
...Highlights from the Oct. 13, 2023, launch of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, which will travel 2.2 billion miles to a metal-rich asteroid in the main asteroid...
10-13-2023
Parts and Pieces
...Olivia Ferrel Date: April 5, 2019 Major: public service & public policy Genre/Medium: wood and woodburning About the work: These three woodburnings...
04-05-2019
Interview with Psyche: Part 2
...spacecraft once more answering questions. I wanted to make sure that these pieces can stand alone without outside explanation, so I made this animation...
04-03-2019
Abstract Orbiter Origins
...pieces reveal, unfold, and combine themselves into the bare bones of the Psyche spacecraft’s components. I wanted to make the spacecraft seem so full...
03-22-2019
Approaching 16 Psyche
...Ryan Powell Date: March 20, 2018 Major: music Genre/Medium: music – marching band About the work: I wrote this marching band tune while thinking...
03-20-2019
Humanity’s Psyche
...great things together. The rainbows of thoughts flow from people’s minds and join together at the Psyche spacecraft. The arc above the spacecraft...
03-04-2019
Goddess Psyche
...symbolism for the jewelry that the ancient Greeks sometimes wore. Flying above the woman’s head is the Psyche spacecraft that will be launched...
02-18-2019
Psyche Out of the Dark
...behind the piece was to show both Psyches, and to evoke the idea that even as the spacecraft approaches, we will still be in the dark, so to speak,...
01-23-2018
Psyche Pop
...a repeated image of the spacecraft drawn with a bright, limited color palette. I used Inkscape to draw a very basic vector outline of the Psyche spacecraft...
12-02-2017
The Heart of Psyche
...the spacecraft. I drew the latter as an exploded diagram, with all the pieces orbiting/surrounding the asteroid as if it were the heart of the spacecraft....
12-02-2017
Seeing Psyche
...see it as a smudge of light. However, once the Psyche spacecraft starts orbiting the Psyche asteroid in 2026, we will finally get the first real look...
10-31-2019
Falling
...It is 6ft tall and 2ft wide. Most of the painting remains black with immense planets found in the far ends. Through the immense black, a small spacecraft...
11-08-2019
Psyche in Motion
...inspired by the Psyche Spacecraft orbiting 16 Psyche. Rather than simply depicting the movement of the satellite around the asteroid, I thought it would...
12-09-2019
Sixteen
...explanation of the scientists’ role in building Psyche’s magnetometer. They are on hand to consult before the spacecraft is launched, so that the...
01-17-2020
Psyche Sweater
...Team! The number 16 was chosen as Psyche was the 16th asteroid to be discovered. The front has an image of the spacecraft sending out radio waves. On...
05-01-2020
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’s Spectrometer
...Sam Fix work on the Gamma-Ray/Neutron Spectrometer (GRNS) instrument that will launch aboard the Psyche spacecraft in 2022 to detect, measure and map...
07-14-2020
Psyche in Progress
...The main body of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, called the Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis, is in a clean room at Maxar Technologies in Palo...
07-14-2020
Madam in her Universe
...and its mission. Such motifs include: The Psyche spaceship as the Goddess’s eyes, as the spacecraft will substitute for our eyes in flight. Mars...
02-01-2021
Approaching the Asteroid
...the work: This project is a multimedia mosaic of the Psyche spacecraft approaching the asteroid. The hardest part of this project was fitting pieces...
03-24-2021
Some Science of the Psyche Mission
...work: This painting is of the Psyche spacecraft’s multispectral imager and X-band high gain antenna. The two instruments are on different sides of...
04-02-2021
Around Psyche
...Cameryn Laborte April 19, 2021 Major: Mechanical Engineering Genre/Medium: embroidery hoops About the work: The organic shape of Psyche contrasting...
04-19-2021
Orbiting Impact
...to be done, in order to prepare for launch in 2022. The spacecraft is a beautiful piece of technology in which all of the instruments we will use to...
04-23-2021
Formation | Aspiration | Connection
...the eventual launch of the Psyche spacecraft. The first artwork features the abstracted idea of what (16) Psyche looked like when it collided during...
05-03-2021
Meet NASA’s Psyche Team Who Will Measure the Asteroid’s Magnetic Field
...end of a 6-foot (2-meter) boom on the spacecraft. The magnetometer team is based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Technical University...
06-30-2021
NASA Psyche Mission: Charting a Metallic World
...launches in 2022 and will arrive at the asteroid Psyche, which orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter, in 2026. The spacecraft, also named Psyche,...
09-08-2021
Soul Searching
...and the asteroid, asks Earth. Psyche stands before the Psyche asteroid wearing metallic jewelry and clothing. She presents the Psyche spacecraft between...
11-10-2021
SPACEROCK: Music From a Metal World
...science instruments on the Psyche spacecraft. It plays music according to composition information extracted from an image, and it uses its own custom...
11-12-2021
Psyche Stoneware
...of elements that bring me joy: excitement for the Psyche mission, the greenness of Earth’s nature, and the therapy of clay hand-building. The larger...
12-08-2021
PSYCHE for Atari 2600
...on the cartridge box depicts Psyche bursting out of the frame, followed by an angular shot of the spacecraft on its orbital mission to study the asteroid....
01-19-2022
Psyche Wallpapers
...chris kim April 8, 2022 Major: Animation Genre/Medium: Digital About the work: I wanted to create desktop backgrounds showcasing the Psyche spacecraft...
04-18-2022
Around Psyche Rug
...shape that is symbolic of the spacecraft, I projected and traced it onto a large piece of loose-knit fabric. Using a tufting gun, I punched different...
04-20-2022
Soul of Psyche
...Alyssa Armstrong November 8th, 2022 Major: Mechanical Engineering (Minor: Studio Art) Genre/Medium: Digital Painting About the work: In “Soul of Psyche”,...
11-08-2022
Multifaceted
...colorful depictions of the Psyche asteroid and spacecraft based off renderings done by Peter Rubin. The poster designs are stacked layers of single-color...
12-05-2022
PsycheBot
...Maxine Stoenescu February 2, 2023 Major: Aerospace Engineering Genre/Medium: Fine-tip Marker and Gouache Paints About the work: This piece’s intent...
02-02-2023
Using Gravity to Study an Asteroid
...and forth between the spacecraft and Earth, the team can precisely determine the asteroid’s mass, gravity field, rotation, orientation, and wobble....
09-28-2023
Psyche Transport from Astrotech to LC 39A
...Teams transport NASA’s encapsulated Psyche spacecraft from the Astrotech Space Operations Facility in Titusville to Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy...
10-11-2023
Navigating Psyche’s Orbital Pathways
...metal make-up of the Psyche asteroid. A detailed spacecraft and a representation of the Psyche asteroid highlights the mission’s purpose and wonders...
10-25-2023
Psyche Launch
...A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft onboard is launched from Launch Complex 39A, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space...
11-02-2023
Psyche Liftoff
...NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center’s historic Launch Complex 39A in Florida at 10:19...
11-02-2023
Launch Complex 39A
...A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft onboard is seen at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Psyche mission, Wednesday,...
11-02-2023
Creation of Psyche
...Psyche spacecraft itself during launch on the left, this work was created to celebrate the planning, hard work, and immense success that resulted from...
12-11-2023
Orbits of Psyche
...that the Psyche spacecraft will be taking around the asteroid once it arrives in 2029. The animation is inspired by vintage astronomy and astrology...
12-13-2023
First Images From NASA’s Psyche
...This mosaic was made from “first light” images acquired by both of the cameras on NASA’s Psyche spacecraft on Dec. 4, 2023. The field...
12-05-2023
Psyche Launches to a Metal Asteroid (Official NASA Broadcast)
...Watch the Psyche spacecraft launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. NASA and SpaceX are now targeting...
10-13-2023
Reaching for the Future
...inspired by various aspects of the Psyche Mission. Specifically, it features models of the Psyche spacecraft, asteroid, and rocket, along with two scientists...
01-19-2024
Psyche: Discovery to Expedition
...Annibale de Gasparis discovered (16) Psyche in 1852, and it draws a comparison to the launch of the Psyche spacecraft in 2022, led by Lindy Elkins-Tanton....
05-22-2019
Interview with Psyche: Part 3
...host interviews the Psyche spacecraft. My first two pieces were more informational, so for this one I decided to do a more fun take on the situation...
05-20-2019
The Psyche Shoe
...the asteroid and the logo for Psyche Inspired on one shoe and on the other the spacecraft. I tried to keep the shoe vibrant and using only greys, pink,...
05-15-2019
Journey To Psyche
...bezel-set sodalite stone. It is inspired by the spacecraft’s journey from Earth to Psyche. The shape and trailing tendrils show the motion of the...
03-18-2019
Take Off
...Earth, and the wire wrapping is similar to the Psyche spacecraft’s flight path. The glass beads are reminiscent of Earth’s atmosphere. I...
02-15-2019
Journey to the Beginning of Psyche
...to see an object strike Psyche, stripping it of its rocky mantle. Psyche is alone and unobserved for a time, until the Psyche spacecraft enters the...
12-03-2018
Psyched To Go Home
...gives a 3D effect, while the eyes on the solar panels and the hopeful message in the stars suggest a more human persona for the spacecraft. View the...
11-26-2018
Sun Pendant
...is at the center of what we are doing on the Psyche mission. We orbit the sun; Psyche orbits the sun; and the sun will power the spacecraft. Without...
11-14-2018
Psyche Limericks
...alternate in perspective of the asteroid and spacecraft as they chat with each other. Since limericks are short, quirky, and silly in nature, I tried...
05-14-2018
Backyard Telescope
...in Psyche’s composition. The laser cut Psyche spacecraft orbits the asteroid on a copper wire, referencing Arizona’s role in the mission. The star...
04-03-2018
Psyche Comic
...of Psyche. A friendship between a human and a spacecraft, discovering what is beyond the metal world. Learn about Psyche Inspired. Download the comic...
04-02-2018
Psyche Stop Motion
...and a few meteoroids on its way to Psyche. All pieces were hand-cut from weighted cardstock. Dimensions of the Psyche spacecraft are 2” x 0.75”....
03-16-2018
Psyche Perspective
...videos. The piece is from the perspective of the spacecraft as it is coming over one side of the asteroid. I used watercolor, with a special focus on...
02-19-2018
Construction
...of the Psyche spacecraft. The tune is upbeat and happy, which I feel fits the emotions the technicians will feel as they fit together the pieces that...
02-05-2018
Psyche the Goddess
...the goddess Psyche holding the metal asteroid named after her. The Psyche spacecraft is also hidden in the design. The color scheme is taken from the...
01-17-2018
Hypercolor Psyche
...movie posters and artwork. It depicts the portion of the mission in which the Psyche spacecraft will enter into orbit around the Psyche asteroid, gathering...
01-14-2018
Psyche Close-up
This artist’s conception shows a close-up of the surface of the Psyche asteroid....
01-10-2018
Psyche: Journey to a Metal World
...was chosen by NASA on January 4, 2017 as one of two missions for the agency’s Discovery Program, a series of low-cost missions to solar system...
12-03-2017
Psyche in Orbit
John Domenico Date: October 27, 2017 Major: ceramics/materials science (double major) Genre/Medium: stoneware, iron thermite glaze About the work: As a...
12-02-2017
Psyche: Then and Now
...Psyche spacecraft, the second piece includes people looking through a telescope at Psyche, as well as Jupiter and Mars, which are near Psyche. Dimensions:...
12-02-2017
A History of Space Exploration
...Designs and shapes are cut into black paper and reflected to the outside, creating a mirror image. The piece takes the overall shape of the Psyche spacecraft,...
12-02-2017
Psyche Street Art
...This piece contained half of the Psyche satellite, with accurate dimensions to show the public the size. I filled in the entirety of the bus (body)...
12-02-2017
Meeting Psyche
...Chase Mortensen December 4, 2019 Major: Computer Science Genre/Medium: acrylic About the work: This piece shows the Psyche spacecraft approaching the...
12-02-2019
In 2026
...Joyce Tsui November 27, 2019 Major: Art studies Genre/Medium: Modeling Paste and Acrylics on Wood Panel About the work: During 2026, the spacecraft...
11-27-2019
Psyche’s Psyche
...the quintessential Greek goddess eagerly awaiting the spacecraft’s visit. In a lighthearted inversion of this “soul within” idea,...
12-11-2019
Vision
...the piece about four inches away from you, you will see the image of Psyche in human form looking up at the spacecraft that is traveling toward her....
02-03-2020
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
Layers
...to the Psyche asteroid and the creation and launch of the Psyche spacecraft. To me, the people working on the mission are just as intriguing as the...
02-27-2020
Psyche Taking a Dip
...Ral Vandenhoudt March 3, 2019 Major: Biology, Economics Genre/Medium: graphite on paper About the work: This piece depicts the Psyche spacecraft diving...
03-03-2020
Somewhere Between Jupiter and Mars
...makes me think about how far we have come as humans–from being enamored with a pebble to sending an unmanned spacecraft to an asteroid far away from...
03-27-2020
Power of Suggestion
...spacecraft Psyche orbiting (16) Psyche, and it was my pleasure attempting to model it using my feet. I constructed my own platform for this piece, in...
04-01-2020
Psyche Necklace
...has always a favorite of mine, so I began by creating an abstract rendition of the Psyche spacecraft and asteroid. I then decided on the colors and...
04-17-2020
Hello, Psyche
...mission. The image depicts the possible final moments of the Psyche mission in a symbolic gesture of gratitude and familiarity from the spacecraft and...
04-24-2020
Ad Asteroid
...and anticipation of the revision of previous hypotheses and even current ones, eagerly awaiting the launch and orbit of the spacecraft. I chose to encrypt...
04-28-2020
Whimsical Journey
...William Strunk July 3, 2020 Major: Civil Engineering Genre/Medium: digital art and animation About the work: The Whimsical Journey shows the spacecraft’s...
07-03-2020
Psyche Vintage Travel Poster
...the spacecraft hovering close by. I then chose to animate the poster to add a feeling that all the elements within were floating in space and create...
11-25-2020
Psyche Low Poly Animation
...the work: For this project, I made a short animation depicting the Psyche spacecraft orbiting the potentially metallic asteroid (16) Psyche as part...
11-25-2020
TwentyTwentyTwo
...Sarai Rankin December 3, 2020 Major: Physics Genre/Medium: digital painting About the work: TwentyTwentyTwo is a digital painting of the Psyche spacecraft...
12-03-2020
In Her Orbit
...a representation of the Psyche goddess. I imagined the goddess of the soul protecting the metallic world as we send a spacecraft to learn more about...
12-11-2020
Orbiting Dreams
...me to create this. I tried to use as much metal as possible, using wires to represent the metallic elements of the Psyche asteroid. The spacecraft and...
01-29-2021
Walking Among the Stars
...A song written from the perspective of the Psyche spacecraft exploring the vast nothingness of the universe and the meanings behind the universe that...
03-05-2021
Small-Scale Mix of Rock and Metal: Psyche Asteroid Illustration
...same name. The Psyche spacecraft is set to launch in August 2022 and arrive at the asteroid in 2026, where it will orbit for 21 months and investigate...
03-29-2021
Large Regions of Rock and Metal: Psyche Asteroid Illustration
...same name. The Psyche spacecraft is set to launch in August 2022 and arrive at the asteroid in 2026, where it will orbit for 21 months and investigate...
03-29-2021
Taste of Space
...onward. Thus, I was inspired to make a Psyche treat that can be enjoyed at every coffee break and milestone: meringues. I modeled the meringues after...
05-06-2021
DSOC in High Bay 2
...The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration arrived at JPL’s High Bay 2 in preparation for integration onto the Psyche...
06-22-2021
Ascension
...“Ascension” is a musical piece that captures the future launch of the Psyche spacecraft, which is scheduled for August 2022. It starts off...
07-07-2021
Greetings from PSYCHE
...and it is accompanied by a digital illustration of the asteroid and the spacecraft on its orbital mission. The backside features the quote, “JOURNEY...
11-03-2021
Innovation
...forge a path of innovation. I wanted to create an image that captured the marriage of soul and mind, represented by the goddess Psyche and the Psyche...
11-05-2021
SPACEROCK: Music From a Metal World
...science instruments on the Psyche spacecraft. It plays music according to composition information extracted from an image, and it uses its own custom...
11-12-2021
Ticket to Psyche
...Station in Florida, and its destination: the Psyche asteroid. The spacecraft housing the instruments, seen on the leftmost side of the ticket, will...
12-06-2021
Journey to Psyche
...the book will teach children the hypotheses on how Psyche was formed, the spacecraft, and all the science! I was inspired by my little sister, as she...
02-09-2022
The Butterfly Effect
...the name “Psyche” , which refers to the asteroid, the mission, the spacecraft, and the goddess simultaneously. The project is also inspired...
02-21-2022
Psyche Orbit Timeline
Maia Huddleston March 16, 2022 Major: Mass Media Genre/Medium: Graphic/Product Design About the work: This piece originated as a series of pie charts representing...
03-16-2022
Psyche Building Blocks
...puzzle pieces to form a picture of the spacecraft orbiting the asteroid, with the phrase “Journey to a metal world” floating inside the image. These...
04-28-2022
NASA’s Psyche Mission to an Asteroid: Official NASA Trailer
...the mission’s overall management, system engineering, integration and test, and mission operations. Maxar Technologies in Palo Alto, California, provided...
07-18-2023
Mission to Psyche Timeline
...idea and selected by NASA. It would also walk the audience through the process of creating the Psyche spacecraft and the end goal of this mission. View...
06-14-2022
Psyche Illuminated
...‘Vessel’, ‘Trajectory’ and ‘Collision’. Together these showcase three components of the Psyche mission; the spacecraft,...
01-09-2023
Launch on the Runway: A Psyche Fashion Line
...future. I also created a pink crochet tank top that matches the doll’s dress. A simplified version of the spacecraft design is stitched on the front...
01-18-2023
A Familiar Sight
...Psyche mission. It shows that through years of hard work, humanity will finally have that leap forward and be able to record data once the Psyche spacecraft...
01-30-2023
PSY-FI: Beats to Relax/Study/Explore Space to
...projects as she listens to “PSY-FI”. In the window, the spacecraft is orbiting the asteroid Psyche. In the background, there are Easter eggs of...
04-13-2023
Psyche Agamograph
...the viewer can see an image of the Psyche asteroid and from another the viewer can see an image of the Psyche spacecraft. Both images were made by laser...
04-24-2023
New Video Series Reveals What Drives NASA’s Psyche Mission Team
...answers are wide-ranging but share a common thread: a passion to explore the unknown. That inspiration is highlighted in the new “Behind the Spacecraft”...
08-21-2023
Componere
...between the various textures that make up the Psyche mission. From the solar panels of the Psyche spacecraft to the unique craters of the Psyche asteroid,...
10-30-2023
Story of Psyche
...right is the future of Psyche, where the Psyche spacecraft has arrived and is studying the asteroid. To create this piece, I began by drawing a grayscale...
11-01-2023
The Scent of Psyche
...Psyche was designed to bring some colors and relaxation into our everyday lives. The candle is the representation of the Mission, the spacecraft, and...
11-06-2023
Psyche Launch Newspaper
...the launch of the Psyche spacecraft. It offers other information on the recent launch, the Psyche asteroid, and links to learn more about different...
12-08-2023
Highlighting the Wonders of Psyche
...of sparkle. Since the base of the lamp is clear glass, I sculpted a miniature model of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, that launched the Psyche spacecraft,...
12-15-2023
Interplanetary Pattern
...kyra Correa December 18th, 2023 Major: Illustration Genre/Medium: Digital Painting About the work: A repeating pattern featuring 16 Psyche, Psyche spacecraft,...
12-18-2023
Sense of Wonder
...and blues, white stars, and geometric patterns, with each wing having a smaller drawing including Psyche the goddess, the spacecraft, the asteroid,...
12-20-2023
Magnetic Abstraction
...Simon angel Pitts January 5th, 2023 Major: Illustration Genre/Medium: Digital Illustration About the work: I was greatly inspired by the visualizations...
01-05-2024
Friend Psyche!
...MICKEY ZAVALA January 8th, 2024 Major: Astrobiology Genre/Medium: Digital Illustration About the work: A cartoon re-imagining of the Psyche spacecraft....
01-08-2024
Polarity of Psyche
...with swirling clouds and a silhouette of the psyche spacecraft, depicting its journey throughout space. Both Psyches are outlined in gold ink to signify...
01-12-2024