Psyche Spacecraft

These images follow the construction of NASA's Psyche spacecraft.

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The main body of NASA's Psyche spacecraft, called the Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis, is in a clean room at...
A worker with their back to the camera works on the Psyche spacecraft. Two large pieces of the spacecraft sit on the floor in front of the worker.
In this photo, taken in November 2020, technicians power on the main body of NASA's Psyche spacecraft – called the...
Engineers in protective clothing work near the Psyche spacecraft's main body.
A major component of NASA's Psyche spacecraft has been delivered to the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, where...
Workers watch as a main component of the Psyche spacecraft is delivered.
A major component of NASA's Psyche spacecraft has been delivered to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, where the...
Several workers in white protective clothing and blue booties watch as engineers and technicians prepare to move the Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis from its shipping container.
The Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Chassis of NASA's Psyche spacecraft is mounted onto a rotation fixture in High Bay 1...
A worker in protective clothing looks up at the chassis of Psyche
NASA's Psyche spacecraft is captured here on Aug. 18, 2021, in a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in...
A worker stands near the Psyche spacecraft which is elevated on a work platform.
The photo on the left captures an operating electric Hall thruster identical to those that will propel NASA's Psyche spacecraft....
A Hall thruster glows blue
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California prepare to integrate four Hall thrusters (beneath red protective covers) into...
Two engineers in protective clothing work on part of the Psyche spacecraft. Red protective covers can be seen covering the four Hall thrusters.
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California work to integrate Hall thrusters into the agency's Psyche spacecraft in...
Several workers surround the Psyche spacecraft - whihc looks like a big box with several components visible. One worker is holding a controller with a long yellow cable.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft is photographed in July 2021 during the mission's assembly, test, and launch operations phase at the agency's...
An image looking up at the Psyche spacecraft.
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California integrate the gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer instrument into the agency's Psyche...
Workers in protective clothing hold an instrument and stand near a round, aluminum colored part of the spacecraft.
An engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California inspects the gamma ray and neutron spectrometer instrument as it...
An engineer wearing a mask and head covering looks a spacecraft instrument with lots of wires visible.
Two engineers in protective white clothing work on Psyche's magnetometer.
This photo shows Psyche's multispectral imager, in the process of assembly and testing on Sept. 13, 2021, at Malin Space...
Psyche's dark gray imager sits on a metallic platform.
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California examine one of Psyche's stowed solar arrays prior to a deployment...
Engineers standing on the ground watch as other workers on a blue lift work on an unfurled solar array
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California examine one of Psyche's solar arrays during a deployment test in...
Engineers look at Psyche's solar arrays
An engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California examines a panel on Psyche's stowed solar arrays prior to...
An engineer in white protective clothing, a head covering, and a blue face mask looks up at part of one of Psyche's solar panel.
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California successfully deployed a solar array installed on the agency's Psyche spacecraft....
Engineers stand near a large solar panel
NASA's Psyche spacecraft is seen in early 2022 on its way to the vacuum chamber at the agency's Jet Propulsion...
Workers watch as the Psyche spacecraft with a solar panel on top is wheeled down a hallway
NASA's Psyche spacecraft is seen in early 2022 as it is placed in the 85-foot-tall, 25-foot-wide (26-meter-by-8-meter) ultra-sturdy vacuum chamber...
The Psyche spacecraft is moved into a vacuum chamber.
The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration's flight laser transceiver is shown at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern...
DSOC sits on a metallic table.
The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration's flight laser transceiver can be easily identified on NASA's Psyche spacecraft, seen...
Workers stand near the Psyche spacecraft. One worker is holding the edges of a protective cover.
Members of the media view the Psyche spacecraft on April 11, 2022, inside a clean room at JPL.
Members of the media stand behind the roped-off Psyche spacecraft. A worker is nearby with a piece of machinery.
A member of the media interviews the principal investigator of NASA's Psyche mission, Lindy Elkins-Tanton, in front of the spacecraft...
Two people dressed in white protective clothing and hair covers talk near the Psyche spacecraft.
An engineer works on NASA's Psyche spacecraft amid vibration testing at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on...
An engineer crouches under the Psyche spacecraft.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft is shown in a clean room on Dec. 8, 2022, at Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the...
The Psyche spacecraft is on a wheeled transport with workers nearby.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft is shown in a clean room on June 26, 2023, at the Astrotech Space Operations facility near...
NASA's Psyche spacecraft is shown in a clean room on June 26, 2023, at the Astrotech Space Operations facility near...
A closeup look at the Psyche spacecraft
Technicians begin to retract one of the two solar arrays attached to NASA's Psyche spacecraft. This photo was taken on...
Workers stand near Psyche's solar panels
Team members prepare to integrate one of two solar arrays on NASA's Psyche spacecraft inside the Astrotech Space Operations facility...
Three workers stand at a counter with parts and trays.