NASA’s Lucy Mission Extends its Solar Arrays | 4K

At Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colorado, NASA's Lucy mission has undergone testing for the deployment of its expansive solar arrays within a thermal vacuum chamber. Each of these circular arrays boasts an impressive width of nearly 24 feet (7.3 meters). These exceptional arrays are set to provide the essential power source for Lucy during its ambitious 12-year expedition through the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. This mission sets a new benchmark for solar-powered endeavors, spanning a staggering 530 million miles (853 million kilometers) from the Sun. The considerable scale of these solar arrays is essential, as they are designed to capture the sunlight required to fuel the spacecraft as it voyages through the expanse of deep space.