Planning for a Spacecraft Launch: Lucy Goes to Space

Shortly after Lucy launched, one of its solar arrays failed to fully deploy, putting the mission at risk. Complete transcript available.Universal Production Music: “Hypervelocity” by Sophy Olivia PurnellWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. NASA’s Lucy mission is heading to the Jupiter Trojans – two swarms of unexplored asteroids trapped in Jupiter’s orbit. Lucy made a picture-perfect launch on October 16, 2021, but when the spacecraft began to unfurl its solar arrays, it encountered an anomaly. One of the arrays failed to fully deploy and latch shut, putting the mission at risk. For months, Lucy’s flight operations team worked meticulously to address the issue and put Lucy back on its solar-powered journey to the Jupiter Trojans.Learn more about the effort to address Lucy’s solar array anomaly. For More InformationSee [NASA.gov](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/lucy/main/index)

The fifth episode in a series of five showcasing Solar System exploration through the eyes of the Lucy mission.Music is by Oliver Worth of Universal Production Music.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. Discover the mysteries of the solar system through the eyes of the Lucy mission and its team members. This fifth episode features a variety of team members who discuss their roles on the Lucy mission. For More InformationSee [https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1895/lucy-mission-resources/](https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1895/lucy-mission-resources/)

The fourth episode in a series of five showcasing Solar System exploration through the eyes of the Lucy mission.Music is By Axel Coon and Ralf Goebel.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. Discover the mysteries of the solar system through the eyes of the Lucy mission and its team members. This fourth episode features Lucy Flight Navigator, Coralie Adam, who discusses how the team directs Lucy on its journey to the Trojan asteroids. For More InformationSee [https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1895/lucy-mission-resources/](https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1895/lucy-mission-resources/)

The second episode in a series of five showcasing Solar System exploration through the eyes of the Lucy mission.Music is by Peter Keith Yelland-Brown of Universal Production Music.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. Discover the mysteries of the solar system through the eyes of the Lucy mission and its team members. This second episode features Principal Investigator Hal Levison, who discusses the Trojan Asteroids located at Lagrange Points and how the Lucy mission will plot its trajectory out to visit them. For More InformationSee [https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1895/lucy-mission-resources/](https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1895/lucy-mission-resources/)

The first episode in a series of five showcasing Solar System exploration through the eyes of the Lucy mission.Music is s journey out to explore the Trojan asteroids and what we hope to learn about our Solar System.