“Odyssey” is the first relief print in a diptych, or two-part series, and is meant to be paired with my third project “Agape”. This is a black handmade print on white paper portraying the spacecraft as a sleeping astronaut flying through a large, dark patch of space as she makes the long and lonely journey towards 16 Psyche.
“Odyssey” is the first relief print in a diptych, or two-part series, and is meant to be paired with my third project “Agape”. This is a black handmade print on white paper portraying the spacecraft as a sleeping astronaut flying through a large, dark patch of space as she makes the long and lonely journey towards 16 Psyche.

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Odyssey

Cameron Sacra

May 2nd, 2025

Major: Computer Science & BA Studio Arts

Genre/Medium: Lino print – Paper, water-soluable printing ink

About the work:

“Odyssey” is the first of two relief prints I’ve created to commemorate the relationship between the Psyche spacecraft and 16 Psyche the asteroid. It’s meant to function as a diptych with my other relief print, “Agape”. This piece portrays the spacecraft in repose as she makes the long, dark, and lonely journey towards the asteroid. She sleeps in a large patch of pure darkness, a space in which she is the only being for miles and miles. One of the first things I learned about the mission was about the sheer distance between 16 Psyche and its surrounding asteroids – it could have been thousands of years since the asteroid has been in close contact with anything else. It would most likely be the very first space object the spacecraft would encounter since leaving Earth. These revelations directly inspired this two-part series’ themes of loneliness, discovery, and love.

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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.ssl.berkeley.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: 05-02-2025
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Cameron Sacra - Psyche Inspired

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