This book is the second in a series about the four orbits the spacecraft will inhabit once it reaches Psyche. The cover features a clay interpretation of the asteroid surrounded by a ring of lights mimicking day and night. The back blurb talks about the mission of orbit B. The interior is hand sewn and finished with marbled end pages.
This book is the second in a series about the four orbits the spacecraft will inhabit once it reaches Psyche. The cover features a clay interpretation of the asteroid surrounded by a ring of lights mimicking day and night. The back blurb talks about the mission of orbit B. The interior is hand sewn and finished with marbled end pages.
This book is the second in a series about the four orbits the spacecraft will inhabit once it reaches Psyche. The cover features a clay interpretation of the asteroid surrounded by a ring of lights mimicking day and night. The back blurb talks about the mission of orbit B. The interior is hand sewn and finished with marbled end pages.
This book is the second in a series about the four orbits the spacecraft will inhabit once it reaches Psyche. The cover features a clay interpretation of the asteroid surrounded by a ring of lights mimicking day and night. The back blurb talks about the mission of orbit B. The interior is hand sewn and finished with marbled end pages.

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Psyche Mission Orbit B Notebook

Jessica Gurney

February 10th, 2025

Major: Astronomy

Genre/Medium: BookBinding

About the work:

The second book in the series is called Psyche Mission Orbit B Notebook. Orbit B is actually split into two phases: A, B1, D, C, B2. The main purpose of the orbits B is to create a map of the asteroid, and the orbits are split in two because of the position of the sunlight. I wanted to capture the 3D features from craters and rocks in some way on this book. I toyed around with different ideas but landed on using air dry clay. I also wanted to give a sense of the sun lighting up the asteroid and casting shadows. I captured this with the ring of light that brightens then darkens mimicking day and night. Very subtly I added tiny strips of silver foil along crevices, indicating the metal surface hidden under layers of rock, but this is most noticeable in person.

The book features a false spine where an Arduino nano is hidden to control the LED’s. The cover is wrapped in black linen book cloth, and the lettering is pasted on with silver foil. The interior is hand stitched, blank pages. The end sheets are handmade marbled paper with colors chosen from the Psyche logo.

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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: 02-10-2025
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Jessica Gurney - Psyche Inspired

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