NASA's Lucy Mission Takes a Giant Leap Forward as Solar Arrays Extend
NASA’s Lucy mission tests the deployment of its solar arrays in the thermal vacuum chamber at Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colorado. Each of the two circular arrays is nearly 24 feet (7.3 m) wide. These arrays will power Lucy on its 12-year odyssey through the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, breaking records for a solar powered mission by traveling 530 million miles (853 million km) from the Sun. These large arrays will capture the sunlight needed to power the spacecraft as it travels through deep space.
NASA's Lucy mission has taken a giant leap forward as its solar arrays have been successfully extended. The two arrays, each nearly 24 feet (7.3 meters) wide, will power the spacecraft on its 12-year journey to study eight different asteroids, including seven Trojan asteroids that orbit the Sun in tandem with Jupiter.
The extension of the solar arrays was a critical milestone for the Lucy mission. The arrays will provide the spacecraft with the power it needs to travel to the Trojan asteroids, which are located on the far side of the Sun from Earth. The arrays will also allow the spacecraft to conduct its scientific observations of the asteroids.
The Lucy mission that will shed light on the origins of our solar system. The Trojan asteroids are thought to be remnants of the material that formed the planets, and they may contain clues to how our solar system came to be. The Lucy mission will be the first to study these asteroids in detail, and it is expected to make significant discoveries.
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