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NASA Awards $350.83 Million Contract to Lockheed Martin for Lucy Spacecraft Mission

Original title: National Aeronautics and Space Administration → LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP ($350.83M)

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What this does

This contract allocates $350.83 million in federal funds to Lockheed Martin for the development and operation of a spacecraft designed to study asteroids that may contain information about the origins of the solar system.

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Lockheed Martin Corp

The company is contractually obligated to design, develop, test, and operate the Lucy spacecraft in exchange for $350.83 million.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The agency is responsible for funding and overseeing the mission operations and spacecraft development.

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Summary

NASA has awarded a $350.83 million contract to Lockheed Martin Corporation to design, develop, test, and operate the Lucy spacecraft. The mission aims to explore six to study the early history of the solar system.

Key Facts

NASA awarded a contract worth $350.83 million to Lockheed Martin Corporation.
The contract covers the design, development, testing, and operation of the Lucy spacecraft bus.
The Lucy mission is tasked with exploring six Jupiter Trojan asteroids.
The target asteroids are located in two swarms that share Jupiter's orbit, one leading and one trailing the planet.
Jupiter's orbit around the sun takes 12 years.
The mission seeks to study asteroids believed to be relics from the early history of the solar system.
The asteroids may have originally formed far beyond Jupiter's current orbit.

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What is the purpose of the Lucy mission?

The mission is designed to explore six to gain insights into the early history of the solar system.

What is Lockheed Martin's role in this project?

Lockheed Martin is responsible for the design, development, testing, and operation of the Lucy .

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Focus on Solar System Origins

The mission explicitly targets asteroids as 'relics' to study the early history of the solar system, indicating a scientific priority on planetary formation research.

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