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Lucy Spacecraft Gets First Scientific Instrument

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Tom Patton
Nov 06, 2020
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Before the NASA Lucy spacecraft can begin its long journey to the Trojan asteroids, the first scientific camera to be delivered to the spacecraft had to take a 1,500 mile journey across the continental United States.

“Lucy is an amazing spacecraft, but I’m always looking forward to the day when we start getting data from these never before seen fossils o…

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