Let's take a break from talking about student opportunities and discuss one of NASA's most exciting upcoming missions: the @LucyMission to the Jupiter Trojan Asteroids! #Lucy2021 
Lucy will be launching atop an Atlas V 401 later this year on a long duration mission to study two groups of Jupiter Trojan Asteroids up close using a complex flight plan of multiple flybys. #Lucy2021
These asteroids reside at Jupiter's L4 and L5 Lagrangian points, known as the Greek and Trojan camps respectively. The interesting thing about them is that they may offer us a window into the primordial material of the Solar System! #Lucy2021
Lucy will visit at least seven Trojan asteroids plus a main belt asteroid as an opportunity to test out its instruments. The instrument package includes a high-resolution visible imager, optical and near-infrared imaging spectrometer, and thermal infrared spectrometer. #Lucy2021
This is an incredibly exciting mission that I got to contribute a little bit to as a systems engineering intern at NASA Goddard during Summer 2020! GSFC is the center of NASA's involvement with the mission. #NASAInterns #Lucy2021
Be sure to watch Lucy's launch this year! The window opens up in October and will run through early November if need be! #Lucy2021
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