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I’m trusting you to guide the spacecraft to Psyche and collect all the data we need. Are you up to the challenge?
Hi! I’m Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Principal Investigator for the Psyche Mission. Our team is hard at work but we’re going to need some help to get this mission off the ground!
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Once you’re in orbit collect all 4 types of data and send them back to Earth. If you need help, click the icon at any time for a hint.
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And don’t forget to have fun!
You have been assigned to Mission Control and are leading the launch of Psyche. Safely guide the spacecraft through the asteroid belt and reach (16) Psyche. 
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The Bus (Body) Size: 10x8 ft Most of the equipment is kept here
Solar Panels The Spacecraft is 81 ft long The panels will power the journey
Deep Space Optical Communication The mission will test this new laser communication tech to transmit more data than standard radio
Radio The X-band radio system will measure Psyche's gravity field
Gamma Ray and Neutron Spectrometer Detects, measures and maps Psyche's elemental composition
Bus (Body) < Size: 10x8 ft This is where most of the equipment is kept
Magnetometer Detects and measures the remanent magnetic field of the asteroid
Click on any part of the spacecraft to learn more about it!
Multispectral Imager The camera will acquire geologic, compositional, and topographic data
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Propulsion System The spacecraft will be propelled by solar electric propulsion
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Year 2022
Click on (16) Psyche to start gathering information!
Requirements Met
Orbit A Data Gathered
(16) Psyche is the only large metal body we know of and one of the last types of objects we haven’t explored in our solar system!
Collect Data
Ready to move to Orbit B?
41 Orbits Completed in 56 days
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Year 2026
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Magnetic Field Detection
The Launch Site
The Hanger
Go to Launch
We are approaching Mars! We should guide Psyche to fly closer so we can get a gravity assist and increase our speed!
Initiate Mars Fly By
It looks like the team is calling! Click the phone button in the bottom left corner.
Year 2023
Year 2026
This is our only chance to get an idea of what Earth’s core may be like since we can’t visit it ourselves
Spectral Imaging Requirements
162 Orbits Completed in 76 days
Ready to move to Orbit C?
Complete
Orbit B Data Gathered
Topography Requirements and
Year 2027
(16) Psyche is 280 million miles from the sun and a year on (16) Psyche is the equivalent of 5 years on Earth!
Ready to move to Orbit D?
Orbit C Data Gathered
Gravity Requirements
Click on 16-Psyche to start gathering information!
369 Orbits Completed in 100 days
Requirements Complete
585 Orbits Completed in 100 days
This is the best picture we have of (16) Psyche
Elemental Composition 
All data collected!
Orbit D Data Gathered
Contact the Team
Visit the Hanger 
Do you want to visit the hanger and learn more about the spacecraft or replay the mission from the beginning?
Replay Mission
You have entered  the Asteroid Belt! Safely guide Psyche through the oncoming asteroid’s by hitting the up, down, or stay buttons.  This mission took many years of hard work by thousands of people!
SKIP MINI-GAME
We know so much about Psyche now thanks to you! There is still a lot we don’t know about our Universe so keep exploring!
Continue
Luckily this is just a test and you can try again
Retry
You Crashed Psyche!
Head to Psyche