Lucy
Space probe
Lucy is a NASA space probe on a twelve-year journey to eight different asteroids. It is slated to visit two main belt asteroids as well as six Jupiter trojans – asteroids that share Jupiter's orbit around the Sun, orbiting either ahead of or... Wikipedia
Launch date: October 16, 2021
Cost: 560 million USD (2021)
Max speed: 93,210 mph
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin
Dimensions: 13 m (43 ft) in long; Each solar panel: 7.3 m (24 ft) in diameter
Names: Discovery Mission 13
Power: 504 watts (furthest encounter)
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Nov 2, 2023 · This flyby on August 12, 2027 should help answer these questions! As Lucy continues to fly through the Greek camp of Trojan asteroids at L4, its ...
Nov 3, 2023 · On Wednesday, Lucy zipped past 152830 Dinkinesh, a tiny main-belt asteroid less than half a mile (0.8 kilometer) wide. The flyby, which saw Lucy ...