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"Lucy's Milestone: NASA's Asteroid Probe Fires Main Engines in Space en Route to Jupiter Trojans"

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will fire its main engines in space for the first time since its launch in August 2021, burning through around half of its onboard fuel. This maneuver aims to change Lucy's velocity by around 2,000 miles per hour. The spacecraft will then undergo a flyby of Earth in December 2024 to receive a gravity assist, altering its trajectory to explore the Trojan asteroids near Jupiter.

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"NASA's Lucy Probe Fires Main Engines in Space for First Time"

NASA's Lucy spacecraft, on a mission to explore the Trojan asteroids, will fire its main engines in space for the first time this week, burning through half of its onboard fuel. This will be followed by a larger maneuver to change its velocity, setting it on a new trajectory to visit various asteroids and moonlets, including a flyby of Earth in 2024. The spacecraft will then head towards the Trojan asteroids, with the mission concluding in 2033 after visiting multiple asteroids and moonlets.

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx Probe Successfully Delivers Asteroid Samples to Earth

NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe performed its final trajectory-correcting maneuver on Sunday to prepare for the delivery of its asteroid sample on September 24. The maneuver adjusted the landing location of the sample capsule by nearly 8 miles to the center of its predetermined landing zone in Utah. After touchdown, the sample will be curated and stored at NASA's Johnson Space Center for further study. The main spacecraft will continue its mission to explore the potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis in 2029.

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