Who wants to watch a rocket launch this morning?
#LucyMission is launching. It's 12-year mission, to explore strange new asteroids, to--
Wait, actually these are really old asteroids and may give us new information about how the solar system formed.
#LucyMission is launching. It's 12-year mission, to explore strange new asteroids, to--
Wait, actually these are really old asteroids and may give us new information about how the solar system formed.
https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1449044191477121031
Waiting with @AstroKatie, @therealfitz, and @ChristineSFF to see #LucyMission launch.
It's exciting to see how many people are up this early to see a launch.
It's exciting to see how many people are up this early to see a launch.
Not the rocket we're here to see, but still pretty.
30 minutes to the launch of #LucyMission
One of the things that's really cool about this mission is that at the end of it, #LucyMission will settle into a stable 6-year orbit between L5 and L6, which means an opportunity to extend the mission part the original 12 years.
Those lights are launch platform 41 for #LucyMission. We are about 5 miles away.
We'll hear the sound about 23 seconds later.
We'll hear the sound about 23 seconds later.
#LucyMission is in orbit!
At this point, I'm following @ulalaunch and @planet4589 for updates since I'm sitting on a bus to leave the launch viewing area.
At this point, I'm following @ulalaunch and @planet4589 for updates since I'm sitting on a bus to leave the launch viewing area.
https://twitter.com/ulalaunch/status/1449310986956115969?t=SF4CkDxw8YIoq0tfJYMLUw&s=19
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