NASA's Lucy Mission to the Trojans Explained: How & Why the Spacecraft Will Visit 8 Asteroids
Channel: Scientia Plus
Date: 2021-10-14

Lucy will be the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids. Trojans are small bodies that are remnants of our early solar system. They orbit the Sun in two loose groups: one group leading ahead of Jupiter in its orbit, the other trailing behind.
During its 12-year primary mission, Lucy will explore a record-breaking number of asteroids, flying by one main-belt asteroid, and seven Trojans. No other space mission in history has been launched to as many different destinations in independent orbits around our Sun.
Lucy is scheduled to launch no earlier than Oct. 16, 2021, on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

00:00 Intro
00:40 What Is Lucy?
01:30 Mission Objectives
02:30 3 Main Scientific Instruments on-board
04:09 Spacecraft Assembly & Tests
06:13 Mission Profile
08:20 Lucy's Future After Completing the Primary Missions

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