# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CVBw1pZtI2V
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11733210-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-10-14T23:30:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

❤️ We love Lucy.⁣
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Our #LucyMission, that is. Targeted to launch on Oct. 16 at 5:34 a.m. EDT (09:34 UTC) our Lucy spacecraft will lift off to the sky -- with diamonds -- aboard a ULALaunch Atlas V rocket. Seen here is its ride to space as it is rolled out to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. ⁣
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Lucy will be the first spacecraft to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, two clusters of ancient space rocks that are leftovers of planetary formation. Like the mission's namesake – the fossilized human ancestor, "Lucy," whose skeleton provided unique insight into humanity's evolution – Lucy will revolutionize our knowledge of planetary origins and the formation of the solar system. On board are a suite of instruments that will study these worlds, including a diamond beamsplitter that splits beams of light so scientists can determine the temperatures and surface properties of an asteroid.⁣
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Our live Lucy launch coverage begins Sat., Oct. 16 at 5:00 a.m. EDT (09:00 UTC). Watch with us at nasa.gov/live.⁣
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Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls⁣
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#LucyMission #DiamondsAreForever #LucyInTheSky #LucyYouGotSomeSplainingToDo #Space #Rocket #Launch #Asteroids #NASA

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nasa, lucymission, rocket, launch, space, diamondsareforever, asteroids, lucyyougotsomesplainingtodo, lucyinthesky

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