Tag: Mission

Psyche Mission trajectory and orbit plan

August 10, 2020 / Bill Hart

When does Mass = Power?

Some thoughts on margins This probably shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, but one of my favorite movies is ‘The Martian’. I am a big fan of sci-fi-thrillers, especially if they are...
Psyche logo with overlapping circles in orange, pink, and purple, enclosed by a gradient diamond outline

July 3, 2019 / Brooke Owen

NASA Psyche space mission arts program seeking undergraduates nationwide

The ASU-led NASA Psyche Mission is inviting undergraduate students from any university or community college in the U.S. and its territories to apply to become one of the space mission’s featured...
Psyche logo with overlapping circles in orange, pink, and purple, enclosed by a gradient diamond outline

June 11, 2019 / NASA

NASA’s Psyche Mission Has a Metal World in Its Sights

Designed to explore a metal asteroid that could be the heart of a planet, the Psyche mission is readying for a 2022 launch. After extensive review, NASA Headquarters in Washington has approved...
Psyche logo with overlapping circles in orange, pink, and purple, enclosed by a gradient diamond outline

March 26, 2019 / Steve Scott

Psyche Spacecraft Sails through NASA Design Review

After completing an extensive NASA design review, humanity is one-step closer to exploring an all-metal world called 16 Psyche. As previously announced, Maxar’s Space Solutions team is working...
This photograph shows Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Thomas Zurbuchen, and Don Johanson standing in front of a lighted orb in the gallery of ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration.

January 3, 2018 / Lindy Elkins-Tanton

Happy Birthday Psyche: Year 1

We were selected for flight January 4, 2017…what have we been doing this year?