{"id":521417,"date":"2021-08-02T13:33:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T17:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/nasas-lucy-spacecraft-begins-launch-preparations\/"},"modified":"2021-08-02T13:33:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T17:33:03","slug":"nasas-lucy-spacecraft-begins-launch-preparations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/nasas-lucy-spacecraft-begins-launch-preparations\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA&#8217;s Lucy Spacecraft Begins Launch Preparations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<h2 class=\"xn-hedline\">The Lockheed Martin-built spacecraft safely landed at Kennedy Space Center July 30<\/h2>\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-location\">DENVER<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 2, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0NASA&#8217;s Lucy spacecraft has officially arrived at <span class=\"xn-location\">Kennedy Space Center, Florida<\/span>, to begin preparations ahead of its launch this fall.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1586429\/Lucy_Shipment_KSC_LM.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1586429\/Lucy_Shipment_KSC_LM.jpg\" title=\"Lucy lands at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, July 30. It then headed out on a truck to its final destination in nearby Titusville, Astrotech Space Operations, to begin launch processing. Credit: Lockheed Martin.\" alt=\"Lucy lands at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, July 30. It then headed out on a truck to its final destination in nearby Titusville, Astrotech Space Operations, to begin launch processing. Credit: Lockheed Martin.\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This spacecraft is so much more than a piece of hardware, it&#8217;s a work of art, and I&#8217;m incredibly proud of how the team came together to build this through a global pandemic,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Rich Lipe<\/span>, Lockheed Martin Lucy program manager. &#8220;To be here now, starting to prepare for launch, is a terrific feeling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Designed and built by Lockheed Martin for NASA, Lucy will give humankind its first ever close-up look at <span class=\"xn-location\">Jupiter&#8217;s<\/span> elusive Trojan asteroids. These celestial objects are important because scientists believe they could hold clues about how our solar system and the planets formed.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Shipping a Precious Package<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>In the pre-dawn hours Friday, Lucy took the first steps of its 12-year, four-billion-mile odyssey to the &#8220;fossils&#8221; of the solar system by boarding a cargo plane in <span class=\"xn-location\">Colorado<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>And moving a nearly one-ton spacecraft 18 months in the making is no small feat.<\/p>\n<p>After converting a shipping container into its own mini cleanroom environment, a team of Lockheed Martin engineers carefully placed Lucy inside and loaded the spacecraft onto a special transport truck at the company&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-location\">Littleton, Colorado<\/span>, facility. <\/p>\n<p>Flanked by its own police escort, the truck made its way to <span class=\"xn-person\">Buckley Space Force Base<\/span> in <span class=\"xn-location\">Aurora, Colorado<\/span>, where a team of about 40 people from Lockheed Martin, NASA and Southwest Research Institute met Lucy and tucked the spacecraft safely inside its C-17 transport aircraft. <\/p>\n<p>After touching down on the Space Shuttle Landing Strip at <span class=\"xn-location\">Kennedy Space Center<\/span>, Lucy was moved to Astrotech Space Operations, where it will begin preparations for a 23-day launch window that opens Oct. 16.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>What&#8217;s Ahead in the Journey?<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>Following its pre-launch testing, launch vehicle integration and liftoff on an Atlas V 401 rocket, the path that lies ahead will see Lucy visit a record-breaking number of asteroids \u2013 eight, to be precise.<\/p>\n<p>As part of a highly complex orbital trajectory, Lucy will fly by one Main Belt asteroid and seven Trojan asteroids \u2013 ancient objects trapped within gravity wells created by the combined pull of <span class=\"xn-location\">Jupiter<\/span> and the sun, near so-called <span class=\"xn-person\">Lagrange Points<\/span>. One group leads and one group trails <span class=\"xn-location\">Jupiter<\/span> in its orbit. <\/p>\n<p>The spacecraft will use precise instruments to study the geology, surface composition and physical properties of these primitive Trojan asteroids. Scientific theory hypothesizes these objects were scattered during the creation of our outer solar system roughly 4 billion years ago and later captured in <span class=\"xn-location\">Jupiter&#8217;s<\/span> orbit \u2013 remaining there, undisturbed, for billions of years.<\/p>\n<p>These genuine &#8220;fossils&#8221; of the solar system could hold clues about what conditions were like when the planets formed, leading to an even greater understanding of our own origins. <\/p>\n<p>Lucy&#8217;s first asteroid flyby occurs in 2025, and the last planned flyby will be in 2033.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>More About the Mission<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>For more than 50 years, Lockheed Martin has helped NASA explore every\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3246427-1&amp;h=2274172234&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3184298-1%26h%3D2215909450%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.lockheedmartin.com%252Fcontent%252Fdam%252Flockheed-martin%252Fspace%252Fphoto%252Frobotics%252FRobotic_Exploration_Graphic_2021.png%26a%3Dplanet%2Bof%2Bour%2Bsolar%2Bsystem&amp;a=planet+in+our+solar+system\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">planet in our solar system<\/a>\u00a0and continues to develop new technologies for future space missions like Lucy.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy is the seventh of 13 NASA Discovery-class missions in which Lockheed Martin has participated. The company will also build <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3246427-1&amp;h=866394193&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.lockheedmartin.com%2F2021-06-02-Lockheed-Martin-to-Help-NASA-Uncover-Mysteries-of-Venus-with-VERITAS-and-DAVINCI-Spacecraft&amp;a=two+NASA+spacecraft+headed+to+Venus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">two NASA spacecraft headed to <span class=\"xn-location\">Venus<\/span><\/a> at the end of the decade. <\/p>\n<p>Lockheed Martin Space designed, built, tested, and will operate Lucy out of its <span class=\"xn-location\">Littleton, Colorado<\/span>, facility. NASA&#8217;s Goddard Space Flight Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Greenbelt, Maryland<\/span>, provides overall mission management, systems engineering and safety and mission assurance. Southwest Research Institute in <span class=\"xn-location\">Boulder, Colorado<\/span>, is the principal investigator institution and will operate the Science Operations Center (SOC). Marshall Space Flight Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Huntsville, Alabama<\/span>, manages the Discovery Program for the agency&#8217;s Science Mission Directorate in <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Lucy on Lockheed Martin&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3246427-1&amp;h=2478998324&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lockheedmartin.com%2Fen-us%2Fproducts%2Flucy.html&amp;a=website\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">website<\/a>. For photos, check out the company&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3246427-1&amp;h=642860377&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Flockheedmartin%2Falbums%2F72157718749711857&amp;a=Flickr+page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Flickr page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About Lockheed Martin<br \/><\/b>Headquartered in\u00a0Bethesda, <span class=\"xn-location\">Maryland<\/span>, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)\u00a0is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 114,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. <\/p>\n<p>Please follow\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3246427-1&amp;h=4284678220&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D2955881-1%26h%3D2840579280%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fc212.net%252Fc%252Flink%252F%253Ft%253D0%2526l%253Den%2526o%253D2830591-1%2526h%253D732675001%2526u%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Ftwitter.com%25252Flmnews%2526a%253D%252540LMNews%26a%3D%40LMNews&amp;a=%40LMNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@LMNews<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter for the latest announcements and news across the corporation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1586430\/Lucy_Shipment_Buckley_LM.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1586430\/Lucy_Shipment_Buckley_LM.jpg\" title=\"The Lucy spacecraft is loaded onto its transport aircraft at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, Colorado. Credit: Lockheed Martin.\" alt=\"The Lucy spacecraft is loaded onto its transport aircraft at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, Colorado. Credit: Lockheed Martin.\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1586431\/Lucy_Shipment_Aircraft_LM.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1586431\/Lucy_Shipment_Aircraft_LM.jpg\" title=\"NASA's Lucy spacecraft makes its last earthly journey from Colorado to Florida before its four-billion-mile odyssey to the Trojan asteroids begins this fall. Credit: Lockheed Martin.\" alt=\"NASA's Lucy spacecraft makes its last earthly journey from Colorado to Florida before its four-billion-mile odyssey to the Trojan asteroids begins this fall. 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These celestial objects are important &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/nasas-lucy-spacecraft-begins-launch-preparations\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;NASA&#8217;s Lucy Spacecraft Begins Launch Preparations&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-521417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NASA&#039;s Lucy Spacecraft Begins Launch Preparations - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/nasas-lucy-spacecraft-begins-launch-preparations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NASA&#039;s Lucy Spacecraft Begins Launch Preparations - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Lockheed Martin-built spacecraft safely landed at Kennedy Space Center July 30 PR Newswire DENVER, Aug. 2, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0NASA&#8217;s Lucy spacecraft has officially arrived at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to begin preparations ahead of its launch this fall.\u00a0 &#8220;This spacecraft is so much more than a piece of hardware, it&#8217;s a work of art, and I&#8217;m incredibly proud of how the team came together to build this through a global pandemic,&#8221; said Rich Lipe, Lockheed Martin Lucy program manager. &#8220;To be here now, starting to prepare for launch, is a terrific feeling.&#8221; Designed and built by Lockheed Martin for NASA, Lucy will give humankind its first ever close-up look at Jupiter&#8217;s elusive Trojan asteroids. 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