In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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Lucy Lifts Off!
The Lucy spacecraft launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 on Oct. 16 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Lucy will be the first spacecraft to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. Like the mission's namesake – the fossilized human ancestor, "Lucy," whose skeleton provided unique insight into humanity's evolution – Lucy will revolutionize knowledge of planetary origins and the formation of the solar system.
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NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration Gears Up for Launch
NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration is gearing up for launch this fall, no earlier than Nov. 22. The payload arrived in Florida in May, fully integrated into its host spacecraft and ready for its final testing before being lofted into space. Learn more about the demonstration, which will leverage the power of infrared light to send and receive information encoded into invisible laser beams from one location to the next
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NASA Announces Winners of Deep Space Food Challenge
Variety, nutrition, and taste are some considerations when developing food for astronauts. For NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge, students, chefs, small businesses, and others whipped up novel food technology designs to bring new solutions to the table.
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Hubble Finds Evidence of Persistent Water Vapor in One Hemisphere of Europa
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope observations of Jupiter's icy moon Europa have revealed the presence of persistent water vapor – but, mysteriously, only in one hemisphere. Europa harbors a vast ocean underneath its icy surface, which might offer conditions hospitable for life.
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Hear Sounds From Mars Captured by NASA’s Perseverance Rover
Thanks to two microphones aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover, the mission has recorded nearly five hours of Martian wind gusts, rover wheels crunching over gravel, and motors whirring as the spacecraft moves its arm. These sounds allow scientists and engineers to experience the Red Planet in new ways – and everyone is invited to listen in.
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