NASA's Lucy spacecraft competes first asteroid flyby

Washington DC (UPI) Nov 2, 2023

NASA's Lucy spacecraft completed its first flyby of an asteroid Wednesday and "phoned home" by transmitting data back to Earth. The asteroid, named Dinkinesh, is the first of eight asteroids Lucy will observe during its mission. "Based on information received, the team has determined that the spacecraft is in good health and the team has commanded the spacecraft to start downlink