M-Type Asteroid Sampling Simulator – Psyche: Mineral Extraction Mission

INSTITUTION

Arizona State University (ASU)

CLASS

Iridium Class (2024 – 2025)

STUDENT TEAM

ACADEMIC GUIDANCE

Shijie Lu – Instructor
Vishnu Batla – Grader
Qi Lin – Instructor
Jagruth Arutla – Grader
Prasad Mahalpure

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Psyche: Mineral Extraction Mission is a simulator where you are placed as a rover operator in a far-future sampling mission. As you traverse the vast terrain of Psyche, your goal is to mine ore deposits and collect samples to complete objectives. The more you explore, the more rare minerals you may discover in your journey, allowing you to unlock new upgrades as you progress.

This work was created in partial fulfillment of the Arizona State University Capstone Course “CSE 485”. The work is a result of the Psyche Student Collaborations component of NASA’s Psyche Mission (https://psyche.asu.edu). “Psyche: A Journey to a Metal World” [Contract number NNM16AA09C] is part of the NASA Discovery Program mission to solar system targets. Trade names and trademarks of ASU and NASA are used in this work for identification only. Their usage does not constitute an official endorsement, either expressed or implied, by Arizona State University or National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of ASU or NASA.