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Cathy Olkin
Lucy Mission Deputy Principal Investigator, SouthWest Research Institute
Lucy Mission Deputy Principal Investigator, SouthWest Research Institute
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Leaders of the Lucy asteroid mission
Principal investigator Hal Levison and colleagues prepare us for the launch of NASA’s Lucy spacecraft in an exclusive interview.
Lucy in the Sky With Asteroids
A rare alignment of planets and other objects will enable the solar-powered Lucy spacecraft to examine seven asteroids, six of which are among the thousands of Trojan asteroids that orbit ahead of and behind Jupiter. The mission team, include Hal Levison, Cathy Olkin and Mike Sekerak, hope to unlock secrets of our solar system’s origin through these ancient artifacts.