Lucy’s Solar Powered Journey Continues
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 Purnell
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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.
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Credits
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Animator
- Jonathan North (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Data visualizer
- Kel Elkins (USRA)
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Producer
- Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Narrator
- Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Videographer
- Chris Tucker (Lockheed Martin)
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Support
- Ned Barbee (Lockheed Martin)
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Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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Public affairs
- Lauren Duda (Lockheed Martin)
- Nancy Neal-Jones (NASA/GSFC)