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NASA’s First Mission to Explore the Trojan Asteroids Passes Critical Milestone – SciTechDaily

NASA’s first mission to explore the Trojan asteroids is one step closer to launch. The Discovery Program’s Lucy mission passed a critical milestone and is officially authorized to transition to its next phase. This major decision was made after a series of in…

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Artist’s concept of Lucy spacecraft at Trojan asteroid. Credit: NASA
NASA’s first mission to explore the Trojan asteroids is one step closer to launch. The Discovery Program’s Lucy mission passed a critical milestone and is officially authorized to transition to its next phase.
This major decision was made after a series of independent reviews of the status of the spacecraft, instruments, schedule, and budget. The milestone, known as Key Decision Point-D (KDP-D), represents the official transi…

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