This Week @NASA: The First Images From the Psyche Spacecraft & Space Station Milestone
This Week @NASA: The First Images From the Psyche Spacecraft & Space Station Milestone This week, NASA celebrated several exciting milestones, including the first images captured by the Psyche spacecraft and the 25th anniversary of the International Space Station's continuous human presence. Let's take a closer look at these achievements: Psyche's First Light: On December 4th, the Psyche spacecraft, launched on October 13th, 2023, achieved "first light." This milestone signifies the successful capture of the mission's first images by the spacecraft's twin-camera imager instrument. The images were captured as part of a test of the science instruments and consisted of 68 individual shots stitched together into a mosaic within the constellation Pisces. Opens in a new window While seemingly simple, these initial images mark a significant step for the Psyche mission. They demonstrate the functionality of the camera system and provide valuable data for calib...