NASA's Lucy spacecraft prepares to swing by earth - EurekAlert

On Oct. 16, at 7:04 a.m. EDT, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, will skim the Earth’s atmosphere, passing a mere 220 miles (350 kilometers) above the surface. By sling-shotting past Earth on the first anniversary of it…
image: This illustration shows the Lucy spacecraft passing one of the Trojan Asteroids near Jupiter.view more  Credit: Credits: Southwest Research Institute On Oct. 16, at 7:04 a.m. EDT, NASA’s Luc… [+6057 chars] Read More