Glad it was found ….. to be honest …. I missed it as well…… 
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I too missed it, I assumed it was something in the background so it might have been helpful to give us a more zoomed-in photo of the construction. At least you found it on your workbench, you may not have seen that I lost a component which turned up floating in a nearby glass of wine I was enjoying while working. Despite what you might think I’m sure I’m one of several who are really enjoying your project.
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Thanks John and Tim for staying tuned and keep on enjoying, 
The final countdown will follow soon. 
Hello everybody,
and now to attaching the struts to the Hold-down bracket on the back of the probe, for which the probe was again securely fastened on all sides to prevent any slippage or breakage. 
The second time around, everything went much more smoothly, and so the back was finished except for the Hall-effect thruster. 
After that, I glued the three remaining Solar array Hold-down brackets to the bottom edge of the side panels. Attaching the small beads was quite a delicate task, as I had to use the probe between my fingers to carefully dab the UHU CA onto the glued areas with the acupuncture needle and then place the beads onto them with tweezers. 
Next, the six Cold Gas Thrusters (CGTs) on the underside of the probe were added. Here again, as a reminder, is the arrangement of the CGTs on the NASA model,
as well as on the original space probe. 
To be able to glue these tiny ones, I had to modify my holding device for depositing the probe on the underside by adding a narrow Balsa plate so that there was still sufficient clearance on both sides to the CGTs. 
The gluing itself was then carried out using the same procedure as with the tiny beads for the Solar array Hold-down brackets.
Here’s a view from below, which shows the arrangement a bit better.
From that adventurous vantage point, quickly back to the safe platform. 
Now all that’s missing are the two Hall-effect Thrusters on the front and back,
the Final countdown, so to speak, which will be reserved for the last post.
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Hello everybody,
so, then on to the pen(ultimate) battle! 
The fitting of the Hall-effect Thruster on the front already looks cool and gives me the right kick for the Final Countdown.
But since the probe is supposed to hang from the ceiling in my Filder Space Center (FSC) office, I’ve been thinking for quite some time about where and how I should best hang it, ideally invisibly, and how I could perhaps simulate it beforehand to get a visual impression. 
I had known for some time where to attach the thin mylon bowstring (Ø 0,3 mm), so I added a tiny brass wire eyelet (Ø 0,2 mm) to the back, behind the blanket covered rod system,
which you might be able to see in this picture. 
Since the probe would hang too slanted with the bowstring attached directly to this eyelet, I threaded the bowstring through the back of the rod system, which would reduce its inclined position.
And this is where the space probe is supposed to hang,
which is why I’ve hung this clamp as a dummy.
To permanently attach the bowstring, I will screw a small steel eyelet into the ceiling paneling.
So much for the theory, the reliability of which I will test before gluing the Hall-effect Thrusters.
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Good morning everybody,
then I was too curious and wanted to at least briefly test the space probe in hanging position, which was somewhat risky and daring, but it worked. 
And that doesn’t look bad at first glance,
and the height should be about right.
I’ll take a closer look at that today in daylight.
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Reminds me of my early childhood and when my bedroom ceiling was full of badly made aircraft hanging from bits of string 
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Hello everybody,
after the Space probe successfully survived the test hanging, I was finally able to attach the Hall-effect thruster.
For that, however, I had to modify my holding device again accordingly, in order to be able to safely place the probe on the underside. And then the Thruster was glued on the back.
The gluing holds and the back is now complete.
After the test fitting of the thruster to the front, the final bonding took place,
wherewith the probe definitive completed.
And this is now her spot on the ceiling — where, at times, she even spins around her own axis.
Tomorrow the Psyche probe will fly past Mars at a distance of 3000 mi,
and pick up the necessary boost for its onward journey — after which, if all goes well, it is scheduled to arrive at the asteroid Psyche in 2029.
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Superb work Manfred, it’s looking good in your white universe 
Hello my true friends,
to wrap things up, I would like to show you once more my video of the launch of the Psyche spacecraft on October 13, 2023, which was postponed twice.
And after a wait of several hours, the moment finally arrived: The countdown clock ran down, accompanied by a loud, collective count all the way to Liftoff!!! 
The highlights of this spectacular launch can be seen once again in a official video from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
in which one can see the time sequence up to the separation of the probe (Psyche Separation - 0:51).
If everything proceeds according to plan, the probe will reach the Asteroid Psyche in 2029.
But before then, I want to visit the Space Shuttle Endeavour in Los Angeles.
[color=blue]Source: https://californiasciencecenter.org[/color]
The new exhibition hall at the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center is completed, save for the interior design,
Source: https://californiasciencecenter.org
and is scheduled to open still before the 2028 Olympics in LA. 
Then let’s wait and see …
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Hello everybody,
while NASA’s Psyche spacecraft continues its journey toward the Asteroid Psyche — which it is expected to reach in 2029 — my model of the space probe (1:100) floats beneath the ceiling in my Filder Space Office.
And since it rotates every now and then,
even its Cold Gas Thrusters (CGT) appear to be functioning, something that surprises me completely and was entirely unexpected, yet constitutes an interesting side effect.
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Looking good on it’s suspended flight path
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