{"id":22433,"date":"2021-10-20T21:23:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T13:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/update-redeploy-attempt-this-week-nasas-12-year-long-lucy-mission-may-have-already-hit-a-snag-in-space\/"},"modified":"2021-10-20T21:23:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T13:23:15","slug":"update-redeploy-attempt-this-week-nasas-12-year-long-lucy-mission-may-have-already-hit-a-snag-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/update-redeploy-attempt-this-week-nasas-12-year-long-lucy-mission-may-have-already-hit-a-snag-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"[Update: Redeploy attempt this week] NASA\u2019s 12-year-long Lucy mission may have already hit a snag in space"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1041\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"22599\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/21-00210_lucy_solar_deploy_074\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"1041,320\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"21-00210_lucy_solar_deploy_074\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a blog post on NASA\u2019s Lucy website, the teams announced that the spacecraft is healthy, but they are looking into an issue with one of Lucy\u2019s giant solar arrays.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-22658\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On an Atlas V rocket, NASA\u2019s first mission to Jupiter\u2019s Trojan asteroids lifted off from SLC-41 early Saturday morning. The rocket successfully placed the spacecraft in orbit around the Sun, bringing it back for two gravity assists with Earth. These two assists will give the spacecraft enough energy to reach Jupiter\u2019s orbit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within 30 minutes of the space probe being deployed from ULA\u2019s Centaur upper stage, Lucy began communicating back to Earth that its systems were functioning correctly and began unfurling its two large solar panels. Once Lucy passes Jupiter\u2019s orbit, these two panels will become the largest ever sent into deep space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucy\u2019s solar arrays, built by Lockheed Martin, are an upscaled version of the solar panels used by Northrop Grumman on their Cygnus spacecraft, used to ferry supplies to the International Space Station. The panels unfurl radially to form two large disks and clasps together once complete.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-22658',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" alt=\"Site default logo image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These clasps are what NASA\u2019s teams are looking into, both solar panels opened shortly after launch and currently producing power, but one doesn\u2019t seem to have clasped. It is unknown how this issue will affect Lucy\u2019s mission. We will have to wait to see if the malfunction can be remedied by ground teams somehow or if the less than optimal power output can still support the mission\u2019s objectives.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nasa-plans-to-attempt-a-redeploy-this-week\">NASA plans to attempt a redeploy this week<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a second blog post about the situation, NASA stated again that the spacecraft is healthy and functioning normally. Furthermore, they mentioned that the \u201cpartially unfurled\u201d array produces \u201cnearly the expected power\u201d compared to the fully deployed array. The teams have delayed other operations to focus on attempting to redeploy this array by the end of the week.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-want-to-help-support-space-explored\">Want to help support Space Explored?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shop on&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;to support Space Explored writers<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directly support Seth by becoming a member of their&nbsp;Patreon.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enjoy-reading-space-explored\">Enjoy reading Space Explored?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Help others find us by following on <strong>Apple News<\/strong> and <strong>Google News<\/strong>. Be sure to check us out on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, join our Discord!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a blog post on NASA\u2019s Lucy website, the teams announced that the spacecraft is healthy, but they are looking into an issue with one of Lucy\u2019s giant solar arrays. On an Atlas V rocket, NASA\u2019s first mission to Jupiter\u2019s Trojan asteroids lifted off from SLC-41 early Saturday morning. 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