Lucy Begins Her Journey to the Trojan Asteroids

Michael Howard

October 16, 2021

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Setting off on a twelve year journey to a point near the orbit of Jupiter, Lucy lifts off from Cape Canaveral on October 16th, 2021.

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NASA's Lucy spacecraft being prepped for encapsulation at Astrotech's Titusville facility.  Once launched, Lucy will journey to the Trojan Asteroids on a twelve year mission.  Photo credit: Michael Howard / We Report Space

NASA Readies 'Lucy' Spacecraft for Launch

Lucy's upcoming mission to the Trojan Asteroids takes a step forward as the spacecraft is packed into a 4 meter fairing ahead of launch.

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NG-11 Launches from Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.  Photo credit: Jared Haworth / We Report Space

NG-11 Payload Preview: BioNutrients

Almost everyone know if you put yeast with the correct ingredients you can make bread, or wine or beer. Have you ever thought about making vitamins, or even medicine? This is the focus of the BioNutrients experiment, carried to the International Space Station aboard Cygnus during the NG-11 mission.

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