Ninth asteroid added to Lucy mission; optimism grows on solar array issue

June 15, 2022

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Engineers have made progress in attempts to fully unfurl a solar array wing that snagged on NASA’s Lucy asteroid explorer shortly after launch last October, adding to optimism that the spacecraft can complete its 12-year mission as planned.

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