NASA says the circular solar array is 98% unfurled and providing adequate power to the Lucy spacecraft, currently en route to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.
Lucy’s 12-year mission to visit Jupiter’s mysterious Trojan asteroids, which orbit both ahead and behind the gas giant.
“Ground-based testing indicated that the deployment attempts were most productive while the spacecraft was warmer, closer to the Sun,” NASA communication officer Erin Morton wrote in the post last week. “As the spacecraft is currently 123 million miles from the Sun and moving away at 20,000 mph , the team does not expect further deployment attempts to be beneficial under present conditions.”
Argentina Últimas Noticias, Argentina Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
NASA Gives Up: Lucy Mission Suspending Further Solar Array Deployment ActivitiesNASA’s Lucy mission team has decided to suspend further solar array deployment activities. The team determined that operating the mission with the solar array in the current unlatched state carries an acceptable level of risk and further deployment activities are unlikely to be beneficial at this ti
Leer más »
Lucy, the wild turkey, becomes a regular visitor to Tinley Park family’s backyardRon and Betty Casas live in Tinley Park's Parkside subdivision with their backyard facing Vogt Woods, so they are no strangers to animals. But a turkey they named Lucy has been a regular visitor since Christmas.
Leer más »
Lucy Hale, Raul Esparza, Krys Marshall Among Six Cast in FX Pilot ‘The Answers’The FX pilot based on the Catherine Lacey novel “The Answers” is rounding out its main cast with six new additions, Variety has learned. Lucy Hale (“Pretty Little Liars,” &…
Leer más »
This Week @NASA: A More Powerful Space Station, More Fuel-Efficient Aircraft & Solar FlashesPreparing for a more powerful space station … Building a more fuel-efficient aircraft … And a way to possibly predict solar flares … A few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! https://youtu.be/LDlnhLdoE_c Preparing the Space Station for a More Powerful Future On Januar
Leer más »
Eagles’ Jalen Hurts’ shoulder looks just fine in carving up GiantsThe Eagles quarterback carved up the Giants in Philly’s 38-7 win over Big Blue in their NFC divisional-playoff game.
Leer más »
Indian Minister Says Crypto Transactions Are Fine as Long as They Follow LawsThe Remarks coming barely two weeks before the annual budget hints that the government may go soft on crypto regulations.
Leer más »