T-4 Minutes and Counting
The NASA launch conductor has polled mission managers for “go” to launch. The Lucy countdown is now underway, proceeding toward a liftoff at 5:34 a.m. EDT. During the last four minutes of the...
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Liftoff! Atlas V Clears the Launch Pad with NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft
A United Launch Alliance V 401 rocket, with NASA’s Lucy spacecraft atop, powers off the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida at 5:34 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Oct....
View ArticleCentaur Takes Over, Payload Fairing Jettisoned
The Centaur upper stage main engine has started its burn following on-time booster engine cutoff and Atlas/Centaur separation. The first of two burns for the Centaur main engine start will last nearly...
View ArticleFirst Centaur Engine Burn Ends, Now in Coast Phase
The first engine burn of the Centaur upper stage has ended. Centaur, with the Lucy spacecraft, is now in a coast phase.
View ArticleSecond Centaur Engine Burn Starts
The second engine burn of the Centaur upper stage has begun and will last for about six minutes.
View ArticleSecond Centaur Engine Burn Ends
The second engine burn of the Centaur has ended. Next up will be separation of the Lucy spacecraft from Centaur.
View ArticleLucy Separates from the Centaur Upper Stage
We have spacecraft separation! Cheers and applause can be heard from the launch teams as the Lucy spacecraft separates from the United Launch Alliance Atlas V Centaur upper stage to fly freely for the...
View ArticleLucy’s Solar Arrays Deployed
Lucy’s twin solar arrays have deployed. Acquisition of the signal has been confirmed and health of the spacecraft is being checked. Lucy is now operating on its own power and begins its journey to...
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Exploring the Trojan Asteroids
An artist illustration of the Lucy spacecraft. Image credit: NASA During its 12-year mission, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will explore eight asteroids. It will explore more asteroids than any previous...
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NASA, ULA Launch Lucy Mission to ‘Fossils’ of Planet Formation
A United Launch Alliance V 401 rocket, with NASA’s Lucy spacecraft atop, powers off the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida at 5:34 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Oct....
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