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Psyche Mission – A Journey to the Metal World

Abstract

Psyche is the first mission to explore an asteroid with a surface that contains substantial amounts of metal rather than rock or ice. The mission will improve our knowledge of iron cores, a previously unexplored building block of planet formation.

Mission Manager Dr. Weise will give an overview of the NASA mission Psyche named after the Metal asteroid Psyche.

Biography

Dr. Timothy Weise is a senior mission operations leader at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, currently serving as Mission Manager for the Psyche mission to a metal-rich asteroid. With over 25 years of experience, he has played key roles on missions including Dawn and InSight, leading teams through spacecraft operations and deep space navigation.

He holds a Ph.D. in Astronautics from USC and degrees in Aeronautical Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.


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  • Westlake Village, California
  • United States 91361
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Dr. Timothy Weise of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Psyche Mission – A Journey to the Metal World

Psyche is the first mission to explore an asteroid with a surface that contains substantial amounts of metal rather than rock or ice. The mission will improve our knowledge of iron cores, a previously unexplored building block of planet formation.

Mission Manager Dr. Weise will give an overview of the NASA mission Psyche named after the Metal asteroid Psyche.

Biography:

Dr. Timothy Weise is a senior mission operations leader at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, currently serving as Mission Manager for the Psyche mission to a metal-rich asteroid. With over 25 years of experience, he has played key roles on missions including Dawn and InSight, leading teams through spacecraft operations and deep space navigation.

He holds a Ph.D. in Astronautics from USC and degrees in Aeronautical Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.




Agenda

6:00 PM - 7:15 PM: Reception and Networking: Stonefire Grill buffet
Free buffet dinner from Stonefire Grill will be served.

7:15 PM - 8:15 PM: Psyche Mission – A Journey to the Metal World
Presentation by Dr. Timothy Weise, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory


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