Lucy
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is the single active interplanetary craft for the first mission to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids; launched on 16 October 2021, it will fly by 11 main-belt and Trojan asteroid targets during its planned 12-year mission.
Identity
- Aliases
- Lucy spacecraftLucy Trojan Asteroid MissionLucy asteroid flyby spacecraft
- Name
- Lucy
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is the single active interplanetary craft for the first mission to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids; launched on 16 October 2021, it will fly by 11 main-belt and Trojan asteroid targets during its planned 12-year mission.
- First Flight Date
- 2021-10-16
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/lucy/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 19:18:42 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 19:18:42 UTC