Mission To Psyche
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Falcon Heavy will launch
@NASAPsyche
! The mission, for which
@NASA
requires the highest level of launch vehicle reliability, will study a metal asteroid between Mars and Jupiter to help humanity better understand the formation of our solar system’s planets
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3, 2, 1... LIFTOFF🚀
Only 13 days till our
#MissionToPsyche
launch period begins! Can't make the launch in person? No worries, you can come virtually! Join the countdown to liftoff here:
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Onward and upward! We’re
#psyched
to announce that
#MissionToPsyche
is moving into Phase D, where we will begin to assemble and test the spacecraft before launching with
@SpaceX
’s
#FalconHeavy
in 2022. See more here ⬇️
Our
#PsycheMission
has passed a critical milestone that moves it a step closer to exploring a mysterious metal world up close. See more:
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Check out the Psyche spacecraft's path to asteroid Psyche depicted in this updated mission plan graphic! What part are you most excited for?
#MissionToPsyche
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T-minus 2 weeks!🚀
From takeoff to
#MissionToPsyche
spacecraft separation, follow along with this expected
@SpaceX
ascent timeline.
For more info check out:
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Can you believe there's only 34 days till the
#MissionToPsyche
launch? 🚀 You can still register to be a part of the launch virtually! Register and learn more here:
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#ICYMI
check out "This Week
@NASA
" featuring a very special guest: the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) laser transceiver
@NASASCaN
@NASA_Technology
. Test your laser precision and find DSOC here at 0:46 👀:
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Ta da! New video of 5-panel Psyche mission design and hypotheses of Psyche's surface by the brilliant
@peter_rubin
!
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Congrats to
@NASAPsyche
’s Jessica Maschino on her
@ASU
graduation! 🎓 She received her BS in Earth & Space Exploration (Systems Design) from
@SESEASU
and has helped keep us on track with school visits, outreach, & metrics!✨ Also, check out her commercial:
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Go Lucy! Today we celebrate the
#MissionToPsyche
sister mission
@lucymission
! Congratulations on your first asteroid flyby 🥳
#AsteroidAutumn
This is why we explore. Turns out that asteroid Dinkinesh is… asteroids Dinkinesh? During the
#LucyMission
’s first asteroid flyby on Nov. 1, we discovered that the main belt asteroid is a party of two, or binary pair!
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Deep Space Optical Communications tech demo is riding along w/ Psyche.
#DidYouKnow
going from radio to laser, or optical, comms will allow increased data rates throughout the solar system!
@NASAJPL
@NASA_Technology
Read more:
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How big is BIG? Take a look 👀 at this
#MissionToPsyche
Inspired artwork from
@marshallw_art
, a Physics major at
@UCCS
. This piece compares the asteroid with some well-known places and objects! For more info visit:
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⬇️Check it out! 👀
#MissionToPsyche
's arrival at
@NASAJPL
!
Under wraps: a new spacecraft has arrived at
@NASAJPL
. But it’s no secret – our
#MissionToPsyche
will explore a metal-rich asteroid, and we’re almost ready to finish building the spacecraft. Watch for more details soon.
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#ICYMI
#MissionToPsyche
successfully passed Mission System Critical Design Review (CDR) last week! 🚀 Thanks to a great team, the Psyche mission continues on track for launch in Summer 2022. Want a refresher on our mission timeline? Visit:
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New Year, New WORK--by none other than
@NASAPsyche
Inspired's Chris Vasquez. Check out "Hypercolor Psyche" below and read more about past works here ⏭️
#journeytoametalworld
#earthandspace
#sospyche
#soinspired
#cheersto2018
#psycheinspired
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One month ago today, the
#MissionToPsyche
took flight! Missed the launch? Or want to experience Psyche's liftoff again?
Watch here:
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Psyche Program Scientist, Sarah Noble, created this sketch after a Psyche team meeting. Psyche remains mysterious & will almost certainly not look like we expect. What do you think Psyche will look like?
Get
#PsycheSpaceCRAFTY
& submit your own:
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I spy Psyche 👀
Day 9 of
#SpacetoberChallenge
is “orbit”. I took this as an opportunity to figure out where exactly my two favorite asteroids are today, October 9th 2023.
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The
#MissionToPsyche
spacecraft's X-band radio telecommunications system will measure the asteroid's gravity field to high precision.
#DidYouKnow
when combined with topography derived from onboard imagery, it provides info on the interior structure of Psyche!
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Created by Psyche Inspired intern, Finn: "(16)Psyche orbits the Sun in the asteroid belt & over time, has likely been hit by smaller objects. With its potentially high metal content, the surface may be littered w/craters, which may be rimmed by massive sheets & pillars of metal."
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Psyche has a new poster! 🤩 Want to download it? Head over to
@NASA
's Planetary Mission Posters page, where you can get a PDF version and browse designs of other missions too!
#JourneyToAMetalWorld
🚀
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We can't deny that
@NASAExoplanets
are pretty cool, but our
#MissionToPsyche
Inspired interns have "travel" to a certain
@NASASolarSystem
object in mind instead! We can't wait to
#ExploreAsOne
!
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#MissionToPsyche
lost an incredible long-time colleague, teammate, communicator, and friend in
@SESEASU
’s Karin Valentine. Our mission,
@ASU
,
@NASAJPL
, and the
@NASASolarSystem
, won’t be the same without her. She'll always be a part of our team.
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Fresh out of testing, the first of 2 fully-populated filter wheels for the flight versions of the
@MissionToPsyche
Multispectral Imager led by
@Jim_Bell
! We’ll be taking a 🌈-colored spectrum of photos of our favorite asteroid through these filters soon enough! (Photo: MSSS)
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Happy
#NationalSistersDay
to our one and only favorite
#sistermission
@LucyMission
! ❤️🎉☺️
#siblinggoals
#sistersister
#spacefam
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An asteroid beneath your feet!
#MissionToPsyche
Inspired intern and
@RITtigers
student Brianna Young brings a new meaning to home decor with this colorful latch-hook rug of the Psyche asteroid.
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Ringing in the new year🎆...and our 6-year anniversary of the day
#MissionToPsyche
was selected as
@NASA
's 14th Discovery mission! Read all about that day from Principal Investigator
@ltelkins
in this blog post⬇️
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🎶"Criss CROSS-STITCH will make you jump jump!"🎶 😎🆒Check out this incredible new piece by
@NASAPsyche
Inspired's
@abigailweibel
: Psyche Cross Stitch. Read more & download the pattern 👉
#artsocoolitmakesyouquotehiphop
#sopsyched
#journeytoametalworld
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We're on our way to the Psyche asteroid, but we still need a little help from our friends!
#MissionToPsyche
will get a gravity assist from
@NASAMars
in 2026. Check out our timeline image & read more: ! Happy
#RedPlanetDay
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There are only 6 days till the launch of Psyche! To help get totally PSYCHE'D, metal out with this original tribute written & performed by
@terryglaze
!
Head over to the
#MissionToPsyche
YouTube to hear the full song:
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In case you missed it... Happy ~6 months till launch✨
#MissionToPsyche
couldn't be more excited🚀
#ICYMI
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BLAST OFF💥 Good luck
@LucyMission
!!!
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Join the
#MissionToPsyche
Prelaunch Conference TODAY at 10am PST at the link below 🚀
Good morning, Arizona 🤩 Tune in this morning at 10:00 a.m. MST for
@nasa
's official Prelaunch News Conference for
#MissionToPsyche
on NASA TV! Tomorrow is launch day ➡️
#NASASocial
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#MissionToPsyche
is PSYCHE'D for Psyche! 🚀☄️
Great to learn from Psyche mission experts this morning at the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Florida. The Psyche spacecraft is set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in October and will explore a metal-rich asteroid located between Mars and Jupiter.
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The Psyche Press Kit just dropped! Here you'll find everything you need to know about the
#MissionToPsyche
including a special feature from one of our past
#PscyheInspired
interns.👀
Check it out:
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Inspired by vintage astronomy and astrology posters, “Orbits of Psyche” created by
#PsycheInspired
intern and 3D digital design major
@RITtigers
@paigemanleyart
, visualizes the various orbits that the Psyche spacecraft will take around the Psyche asteroid.
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The
#MissionToPsyche
new favorite words "Launch is a go." 🚀 Video by Psyche Student Collaboration intern Niketan Chandarana.
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Unboxing pics📦! Our
#MissionToPsyche
PI
@ltelkins
got to see
@NASASCaN
's DSOC tech demo being unwrapped in the
@NASAJPL
high bay for installation on our
@NASASolarSystem
spacecraft!
#DSOC
#NASA
#Space
#Unboxing
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THIS JUST IN‼️ We have a NEW digital home! Read more about our beautiful new website below 👇📢✨😊💻🖥️📱...
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Are you an undergrad student in the U.S.? Do you love space? 🚀 Do you have a creative talent? 🎨🎭🎶🕺🏻Well then we want YOU, to join our
@NASAPsyche
team! Click here 👉🏽 to…
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Stop what you're doing right this minute, and go check out our official NASA Psyche Mission trailer. It's LIVE--and wow is it good!
#journeytoametalworld
#sopsyched
#soinspired
#imnotcryingyourecrying
#heavymetal
✨😁👌
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All eyes on Psyche! Ever wonder where asteroid Psyche is in its orbit right now?
@NASAJPL
created "Eyes on Asteroids" so you can track Psyche & other asteroids & missions like our sister mission
@LucyMission
!
👀⬇️
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Prepare to be amazed!
@NASAPsyche
Inspired intern Noah Keime designed this masterpiece w/
@Procreate
! Noah says: “Join the Psyche spacecraft on its journey through space. Marvel as you enter the asteroid belt on your way to your final destination: Psyche!”
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A mission to one of the most mysterious destinations in the asteroid belt is preparing for flight. In the latest episode of the
#GravityAssist
podcast, NASA’s chief scientist discusses our
#MissionToPysche
with planetary scientist Lindy Elkins-Tanton:
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#ICYMI
check out this L-30 briefing event all about the
#MissionToPsyche
🎉
Right now,
#AskNASA
your questions about our
#MissionToPsyche
, set to launch in October to explore a metallic asteroid that could be the core of a planet that never formed.
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Sister missions by chance, friend missions by choice! Wishing our sister
@LucyMission
a wonderful
#NationalSistersDay
on Sunday. Can't wait for your launch on Oct 16!
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This artistic animation from
#MissionToPsyche
intern
@josmeist
from
@IUPUI
(w/ advice from
@uarizona
doctoral student
@mechtomusic
) is inspired by simulations of planetary collisions...we love seeing the piece, "Birth of Psyche," come to life!
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Can't take your 👀 off the
#MissionToPsyche
spacecraft that
@Maxar
delivered to
@NASAJPL
over the weekend? We don't blame you!!🤩
A spacecraft’s journey doesn’t begin on the launchpad. Our
#MissionToPsyche
will explore an asteroid, but first we have to finish building it. Psyche has arrived at
@NASAJPL
, where it will undergo final assembly and checkouts before its launch next year.
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It's Official!!! We got it :) Let the celebrations commence!!! Congrats to everyone involved! We did it!!!...
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So great to have a big sister (mission) to show us the ropes!
@LucyMission
, can’t wait to cheer you on when you launch this year--we think you ROCK! Love you to the Trojans and back!
#IloveLucy
#nationalcomplimentday
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That's our tech demo 😍⬇️, thanks to
@NASAJPL
@NASA_Technology
@NASASCaN
. Congratulations on "first light" DSOC!
Remember the tech demo that launched with
#MissionToPsyche
? Well, it just called home.
It's the first time data has been transmitted – via laser – beyond the Moon, and it could transform how spacecraft communicate.
More on DSOC:
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Gearing up for the
#MissionToPsyche
launch to explore an unexplored world! Read all about it from
@NASASolarSystem
⬇️
At NASA, we have a long tradition of turning fuzzy, distant dots into close-up images of complex worlds by sending robotic spacecraft to explore them (this example is Pluto). Next year, the
#MissionToPsyche
gets underway to explore a mysterious asteroid:
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You do not have to be a structural engineer to build our Psyche spacecraft paper model, but it does help! 😉 Click here to build your own: 🚀✨
Fun
@MissionToPsyche
crafting with some of my team yesterday for our happy hour. It’s a good thing I’m not a structural engineer on the project!
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All smiles 😃 for
#MissionToPsyche
in the clean 🧼 room down at
@NASAKennedy
🛰🚀
Working with the team and visiting the beautiful
@MissionToPsyche
spacecraft in the clean room at
@NASAKennedy
.
#PI_Daily
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From our team to yours, wishing everyone a joyous holiday season filled with health and happiness...and some relaxation too! Cheers to a fabulous 2018 🎉☄️🚀🛰️
#journeytoametalworld
#sopsyched
#seasonsgreetings
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Attention Passengers! Christian Ponce, a biological engineering major at
@Caltech
&
#PsycheInspired
intern, draws inspiration from the Jet Age & takes us 100 years beyond
#MissionToPsyche
to give us a futuristic view of a luxury interplanetary traveler.
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Need a boost? We're launching on the
#FalconHeavy
... just sayin'😉 Learn more about the
#MissionToPsyche
planned launch & about the
@SpaceX
Falcon Heavy below⬇️
🔗
📸🔗
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"Ad Asteroid"🚀💫 This impressive artwork was created by
@NASAPsyche
Psyche Inspired intern &
@ASU
student, Janani Lakshmanan!🔱 She says: "For this piece, I abstracted the shapes of the 28 asamyutha hastas & made an entirely novel alphabet as a backdrop for the Psyche asteroid."
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Join
#MissionToPsyche
PI, Dr. Lindy Elkins-Tanton, for an exciting teleconference discussing asteroid science & planetary defense 🚀💫 Next Mon Oct. 19 at 1 pm ET along with leads of
@NASA
missions
@OSIRISREx
, DART, and
@LucyMission
! Watch on NASA TV or !
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Siena Smania,
#MissionToPsyche
Inspired intern &
@ASU
@SESEASU
student, created her first-ever dress from scratch, "Metallic Warrior," to represent the possible surface of Psyche. 👗 View at the Showcase next week - pre-register now!
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We're 80 days from the start of
#MissionToPsyche
's launch period! Everyone worldwide is invited to register on
@NASA
's Virtual Guest List to learn more & watch our launch online!
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The new year is just around the corner, and we’re
#SoPsyched
for 2020! ✨ Tweet us what you’re
#Psyched
for in the new year! Cheers from all of us at Team Psyche! ☄️
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Airing tomorrow 10/4!
@arizonapbs
is sharing the
#MissionToPsyche
"origin story". 📺 Not in AZ? You can watch lots of our videos online:
Exciting News 🚀
#ArizonaPBS
is bringing you a half-hour special hosted by Ted Simons on the Psyche space mission 🌌 PBS Passport users can join us for an exclusive look at the unique Psyche asteroid, set to launch on Oct 12.
Watch the special now!
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Say hi to Crystal! Crystal belongs to one of our amazing Psyche mission team member and is this week's
#PetsOfPsyche
. Crystal is 19 years old and a PURR-fect kitty! 🐾 Send us your pet pics w/ hashtag
#PetsofPsyche
#pets
#cat
#space
#MissionToPsyche
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Calling ALL undergrad creators, artists, dreamers📣--be a part of
@NASAPsyche
Inspired🚀by helping us communicate OUR science with YOUR creative & artistic talents! Apply by August 31👉🏼
#getpsyched
#journeytoametalworld
#gonenational
#soinspired
#scicomm
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Get all your friends PSYCHE'D at your next game night with this
#ThrowbackThursday
Psyche board game created by a past
#PsycheInspired
intern, Jeremy Seidner.
View and download the game board here:
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Same us, different username! 😎 We’ll be changing our name to
@MissionToPsyche
across all our social media platforms…and adding some new ones! 🎊 Stay tuned to our accounts for more out-of-this-world Psyche Mission content! 🚀
#NASAPsyche
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Engineering magic — thrusters still work 37 yrs later, had to check the old assembly code to figure out how to test them!
.
@NASAVoyager
-1 fires up thrusters after 37 years.
#DSN
provides comm and tracking services.
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Is it just us or are asteroid missions trending right now⁉️ Check out these upcoming public talks about
#MissionToPsyche
(8/19) from
@NASAJPL
, and about
@LucyMission
(8/18) and
#DARTMission
(9/21) from
@NASA
's
@nightskynetwork
:
🔗
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#ICYMI
we just marked 100 days since the launch of Psyche! 🚀🤩 Check out where the spacecraft is RIGHT NOW with
@NASASolarSystem
@NASAJPL
Eyes on Asteroids: or Psyche Now:
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What's that black box at the center of the DSN antenna? 📡
It's an optical terminal that makes this Deep Space Network antenna capable of receiving both radio frequency and near-infrared laser signals.
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How do you organize a giant project?
@tmcalvert
shares her occasional panic attacks over
@NASAPsyche
in this blog:
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Lights 💡Camera 🎥 Action 💃🕺
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Do you ever think to yourself, "I wonder where
#MissionToPsyche
is right now?" Answer that question at any time or day. Just visit:
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It’s
#PartnerPalooza
! 💜 Today, we’re featuring our
#PsychePartners
behind the Gamma Ray and Neutron Spectrometer:
@JHUAPL
and
@LosAlamosNatLab
! This instrument will detect, measure, and map Psyche’s elemental composition. ✨
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Sam Hollasch, Psyche Inspired intern &
@RITtigers
student, illustrates an imagined
#Psyche
asteroid after a collision. The asteroid was named after the Greek goddess of the soul & Sam was inspired by “the idea that Psyche is the exposed heart of a long-vanished planet.” ❤️
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Three
@NASAPsyche
super-fans walk into a Solar System exhibit...hehe😜✨ Thanks for stopping by ladies! We loved meeting you and seeing your amazing artwork up close!
#geekingout
#fangals
#sopsyched
#soinspired
#journeytoametalworld
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There's no time like leap day to make plans for the next leap day! On Feb 29, 2028
#MissionToPsyche
will be MUCH closer to asteroid Psyche.
See if you can find it:
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#TuesdayTrivia
Wonder what it would be like to stand next to the Psyche spacecraft? 🤔 Check out this image, which shows what the average human looks like standing next to the spacecraft bus! 🤯
#TheMoreYouKnow
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PSA: Looks like Psyche the Asteroid has joined the
#AGU2017
celebration! Catch our favorite asteroid orbiting a booth near you 😉 🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼✨
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Our sister mission
@LucyMission
is about to head off on an epic 12-year journey! The Psyche undergrad interns shared their
#LucyTimeCapsule
of what they'll be up to when Lucy hits some big mission milestones. Share your
#LucyTimeCapsule
in the comments!
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Launch period opens October 5th and the
#MissionToPsyche
team couldn't be more excited! We are on our way 🚀
Read about the updated mission plan here:
🚀LAUNCH UPDATE!
The planetary window for the
#MissionToPsyche
opens Oct 5, 2023. Psyche will travel to a unique metal-rich asteroid to study one of the building blocks of our solar system.
Psyche will launch on a
@SpaceX
Falcon Heavy from
@NASAKennedy
!
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Twinkle twinkle little Psyche 🌟 'Inspired in Space,' created by
@UnwinDesign
a
#PsycheInspired
intern and art major
@LCCC
, represents the
#MissionToPsyche
with its twinkling lights as the distant stars and silver, gold, and copper foil as the various instruments.
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"What is the NASA Psyche Mission?" 🚀 Check out this colorful, educational comic designed by Psyche Inspired intern &
@ucsantabarbara
student, Joyce Tsui! 🎨 Celebrate amazing artwork from our internship program in our online showcase, starting tomorrow:
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Headed to
#ExploreJPL
this wknd?! Stop by the Small Bodies Section of the Solar System Exhibit to snap a
#PSYELFIE
w/ our snazzy new banner🛰
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Happy
#NationalPeriodicTableDay
! In celebration, we bring you the
#MissionToPsyche
Gamma Ray & Neutron Spectrometer (GRNS) from
@JHUAPL
@Livermore_Lab
! The GRNS will detect, measure, & map Psyche's elemental composition, telling us the asteroid’s history and what it's made of!
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Here at
#MissionToPsyche
we like to think outside the box 📦, but our Psyche Inspired intern and
@ASUEngineering
student Alyssa Thornhill thought outside the "wheel" with her embroidery "Trail of Psyche" that shows the possible magnetic 🧲 field of the asteroid.
#embroidery
#art
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#PartnerPalooza
#DidYouKnow
💡 that the
@NASAPsyche
mission will test a new laser communication technology that encodes data in photons to communicate between Earth and deep space? 🌎 The team behind the Deep Space Optical Communication (DSOC) is based at
@NASAJPL
! 🚀
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#DidYouKnow
that today is
#NationalASLDay
? Check out this video of our friends at
@ASU
’s Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services (SAILS) signing about
#MissionToPsyche
! 🤟💜
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And our
#MissionToPsyche
@Maxar
spacecraft SEP chassis, for example! 😉 Read the behind-the-scenes of how that decision came to be:
Best thing about Thanksgiving meals? Leftovers! Our teams often put “leftovers” to work – using parts, technology, and know-how from previous missions. The
#DARTMission
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Things at Psyche are Lego-ing well.
Make your own LEGO inspired Psyche Spacecraft here:
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