Launch of NASA's Lucy spacecraft
Launch of NASA's Lucy spacecraft
NASA's Lucy spacecraft will be the first mission to study Jupiter's 'Trojan' asteroids. It was launched on 16 October 2021 on an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral spaceport in Florida. After passing by the asteroid Dinkinesh on 1 November 2023, Lucy will fly past another asteroid in the main belt (52246 Donaldjohanson) and finally seven ‘Trojan’ asteroids that are 60 degrees ahead or behind Jupiter in its orbit.
