Mixed-Media Telescope Exhibit – Mixed Media Telescope

INSTITUTION

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

CLASS

Platinum Class (2025 – 2026)

STUDENT TEAM

Chris Ooi, Mechanical Engineering
Cameron Dalton, Mechanical Engineering

Brenden Muldoon, Industrial Engineering
Noah Vanderhaden, Mechanical Engineering
Morgan Solomon, Mechanical Engineering

ACADEMIC GUIDANCE

Gary Hodenius, MSD Mechanical Technician

Gary Renz, Professor

Austin Kunkel, Computer Engineer

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Our model telescope is a true to scale representation of the telescope that discovered the Psyche asteroid in 1852. This project is meant to be a museum exhibit that can be built by all that are affiliated with the mission to Psyche to provide information about the ‘Journey to a Metal World’. By looking into our model telescope, one can view images of Psyche, see the history behind it, as well as see images of the Psyche orbiter as it was constructed and launched.

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This work was created in partial fulfillment of the Rochester Institute of Technology Capstone Course “MSD1 497” and “MECE 497.” The work is a result of the Psyche Student Collaborations component of NASA’s Psyche Mission (https://psyche.ssl.berkeley.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.