Gallery Type: Images

An image of a group people gathered in a building for a photo.

September 2, 2021

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Psyche Team

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Psyche team gathered earlier this summer for a reception in Building 200. Members of the team hold images of the instruments they’ve been...
panoramic view of JPL's High Bay 2 area showing the bus (body) of the spacecraft and some engineers

August 24, 2021

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 – in the midst of system integration...
Psyche logo with overlapping circles in orange, pink, and purple, enclosed by a gradient diamond outline

June 22, 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 spacecraft.

Psyche logo with overlapping circles in orange, pink, and purple, enclosed by a gradient diamond outline

June 16, 2021

Psyche Collision Illustration

This artist’s illustration imagines a violent collision early in Psyche’s history.

Psyche logo with overlapping circles in orange, pink, and purple, enclosed by a gradient diamond outline

June 16, 2021

Psyche Impact Illustration

This artist’s illustration imagines a violent collision early in Psyche’s history.

Psyche logo with overlapping circles in orange, pink, and purple, enclosed by a gradient diamond outline

March 29, 2021

Psyche Spacecraft – Pre-Transport Operations for SEP Chassis to JPL

The Maxar team prepares the Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis for shipment to NASA’s JPL. Credit: Maxar Technologies

Psyche logo with overlapping circles in orange, pink, and purple, enclosed by a gradient diamond outline

March 29, 2021

Psyche Spacecraft – SEP Chassis Pre-Shipment Handling at Maxar

The Maxar team prepares the Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis for shipment to NASA’s JPL. Credit: Maxar Technologies

Psyche logo with overlapping circles in orange, pink, and purple, enclosed by a gradient diamond outline

March 29, 2021

Psyche Spacecraft – Preparing SEP Chassis for Delivery to JPL

The Maxar team prepares the Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis for shipment to NASA’s JPL. Credit: Maxar Technologies

Psyche logo with overlapping circles in orange, pink, and purple, enclosed by a gradient diamond outline

March 29, 2021

Psyche Spacecraft – Solar Electric Propulsion Chassis Shipping Preparation

Maxar engineers prepare the Psyche spacecraft bus for transport to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab. Credit: Maxar Technologies

Psyche logo with overlapping circles in orange, pink, and purple, enclosed by a gradient diamond outline

March 29, 2021

Psyche Spacecraft – SEP Chassis Prepared for Shipment to JPL

The Maxar team prepares the Psyche Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis for shipment to NASA’s JPL. Credit: Maxar Technologies

Psyche logo with overlapping circles in orange, pink, and purple, enclosed by a gradient diamond outline

March 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 metal-rich asteroid of the same name that...
Psyche logo with overlapping circles in orange, pink, and purple, enclosed by a gradient diamond outline

March 29, 2021

Large Regions of Rock and Metal: Psyche Asteroid Illustration

This illustration depicts the 140-mile-wide (226-kilometer-wide) asteroid Psyche, which lies in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Psyche is the focal point of NASA’s mission...