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    Launch Readiness Review Completed for NASA’s Lucy Mission

    Teams gathered to hear presentations from key mission managers as part of an in-depth assessment on the launch readiness of the ULA Atlas V 401 rocket, mission operations, support functions, and the readiness of the Lucy team to support the launch. After the launch director polled each partner, it was determined that Lucy was ready …

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    Prelaunch Briefings Set for NASA’s Lucy Mission

    NASA will provide coverage of upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for Lucy, the agency's first mission to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. Lucy is targeted to launch at 5:34 a.m. EDT Saturday, Oct. 16, on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station …

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    Managers Complete Flight Readiness Review for NASA’s Lucy Mission

    NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) managers completed the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) this morning at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the agency's Lucy mission. The FRR focuses on the preparedness of NASA, ULA, and the Lucy team to support the flight and the certification of flight readiness. The final step is the Launch …

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    NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Secured Inside Payload Fairing

    United Launch Alliance (ULA) has completed encapsulation of the payload fairing around NASA's Lucy spacecraft inside the Astrotech Space Operations Facility in Titusville, Florida. The payload fairing secures and protects the spacecraft during launch and ascent. Up next, the payload fairing will be transported to Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force …

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