Planets and Moons  ID: 20366

Lucy Solar Array Anomaly: Animation

Animations by Jonathan North Released on August 3, 2022
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ANIMATION – Shortly after Lucy launched, one of its solar arrays failed to fully deploy, putting the mission at risk.
NASA’s Lucy mission is heading to the Jupiter Trojans, two swarms of asteroids trapped in Jupiter’s orbit. Lucy made a picture-perfect launch in October 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, the flight operations team worked to address the issue – allowing Lucy to continue its journey to the Jupiter Trojans.

This artist concept animation depicts Lucy’s solar array anomaly. Learn more.

 

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Lucy’s Solar Powered Journey Continues

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Animation Credits

Jonathan North (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Animator
Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Producer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Lead Technical Support
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

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Mission:
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Keywords:
SVS >> Anomaly
SVS >> Asteroid
SVS >> Jupiter
SVS >> Spacecraft
SVS >> Solar Array
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
SVS >> Missions
SVS >> Animation
SVS >> Trojans
SVS >> Trojan Asteroid
SVS >> Solar Panel
SVS >> Lucy