In 2033, Lucy will end its mission in the vicinity of Jupiter with a study of a binary system of two Trojans orbiting each other. This puts Lucy on a trajectory to fly by main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson on 20 April 2025. In Lucy in the Sky, Lucy Cola follows a similar trajectory. 6-2323 An Amazing Trajectory Lucy’s unique trajectory is the key aspect of the mission. Lucy will flyby this pair on March 2, 2033. An Amazing Trajectory Lucy’s unique trajectory is the key aspect of the mission. It will visit six asteroid targets over 12 years. Aaron is working in the Electrical Power Systems department of the Lucy mission for Lockheed Martin's Deep Space Exploration team. The Lucy mission was selected for the first launch opportunity in 2021, and Psyche was to follow in 2023. Portrayed as a lifelong overachiever at the behest of her domineering grandmother … “The maneuvers to correct Lucy’s trajectory are all going to be really critical because the spacecraft must encounter the Trojan at the intersection of the spacecraft and Trojan orbital planes,” Stanbridge said. The Lucy mission, scheduled for launch in 2021, will survey six different asteroids that follow Jupiter’s orbit. Baseline mission trajectory for Lucy. Lucy will study all Trojan classes (C-, D-, and P-types) in both Trojan swarms (L 4, L 5). 2. Lucy is the first mission to explore as family of asteroids known as the Trojans that orbit the Sun in front of and behind Jupiter. The Lucy trajectory (in Red) compared to the orbit of Jupiter an (grey) and Earth (Blue). Trajectory Design of the Lucy Mission to Explore the Diversity of the Jupiter Trojans Jacob A. Englander Aerospace Engineer, Navigation and Mission Design Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Kevin Berry Lucy Flight Dynamics Lead, Navigation and Mission Design Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Brian Sutter Lucy, a Discovery Mission to study Trojans in our solar system, doesn’t launch until October 2021.But the software used to assist its flight path and trajectory – known as Evolutionary Mission Trajectory Generator, or EMTG – is available today, and can be downloaded online. The grand finale of the Lucy primary mission is the flyby of a pair of Trojan asteroids, (617) Patroclus and Menoetius. NASA is preparing to explore the Trojan asteroids for the first time with a mission called Lucy , which will launch in 2021 and visit seven asteroids over twelve years. Image Credit: Southwest Research Institute: Lucy will map albedo, shape, crater spatial and size-frequency distributions, determine the nature of crustal structure and layering, and determine the relative ages of surface units. 6-2222 An Amazing Trajectory Lucy’s unique trajectory is the key aspect of the mission. He is verifying that the component that delivers and regulates power to the electrical system of the Lucy spacecraft meets all requirements and specifications that are required for the Lucy mission to succeed. Three years later, on 3 April 2027, DSM-3, with a delta-V of 311 m/s, is planned. Lucy mission trajectory. Shortly after selection in January, NASA gave the direction to the Psyche team to research earlier opportunities. This brings the spacecraft inclination to 4.98 degrees for its Trojan asteroid encounters. Cathy Olkin, the mission’s deputy principal investigator, says that these space rocks are clues to the conditions during early solar system formation. Lucy is set to launch in 2021. 6-2424 An Amazing Trajectory

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