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X-WR-CALDESC:Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Tuesday\, July 22\, 2025\, 
 at 6:00 PM Pacific Time (9:00 PM Eastern) along with Alena Gavrilenko wher
 e we’ll discuss NASA’s Lucy mission\, an epic 12-year journey to explore 1
 1 asteroids\, including Jupiter’s Trojans.\n\nThe Lucy mission represents 
 a groundbreaking journey into our Solar System\, set to explore the enigma
 tic Trojan Asteroids\, remnants from the early formation of giant planets.
  Launched in October 2021\, Lucy embarks on a historic 12-year expedition\
 , traveling nearly 4 billion miles to visit eight Trojan asteroids\, thus 
 becoming the first spacecraft to explore this unique population. This pres
 entation will discuss the scientific significance of the Trojan Asteroids 
 as preserved materials from the Solar System’s infancy\, and how Lucy’s in
 struments – including high-resolution imaging and spectrometry – will yiel
 d insights into these ancient bodies' composition\, formation\, and evolut
 ion. We will highlight Lucy's trajectory\, including gravity assists from 
 Earth\, and the innovative technologies that enable autonomous operations 
 while capturing detailed data during swift flybys. Furthermore\, we will e
 xplore how this mission's findings could answer critical questions about t
 he origins of water and organic materials necessary for life on Earth\, as
  well as the dynamic processes that shaped the giant planets. Join us on t
 his extraordinary journey of exploration and discovery\, as we delve into 
 the scientific objectives and the collaborative spirit that drives the Luc
 y mission forward. \n\nAbout Alena Gavrilenko:\n\nAlena Gavrilenko is a Ma
 ster of Science in Space Studies student at American Public University\, s
 pecializing in planetary science. She is a member of the APUS Analog Resea
 rch Group and served as the research project lead for the SAM (Space Analo
 g for the Moon and Mars) mission ARG-1S and the ILMAH (Integrated Lunar/Ma
 rtian Analog Habitat) mission ARG-7i. Alena is an alumna of the NASA L’SPA
 CE Mission Concept Academy and the NASA L’SPACE Proposal Writing and Evalu
 ation Academy. Currently\, she serves as a Lucy Mission Ambassador and enj
 oys sharing her passion for the Lucy Mission and space exploration with th
 e community.\n\n\nNight Sky Network \nhttps://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov\n\nAst
 ronomical Society of the Pacific\nhttps://astrosociety.org
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DESCRIPTION:Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Tuesday\, July 22\, 2025\, a
 t 6:00 PM Pacific Time (9:00 PM Eastern) along with Alena Gavrilenko where
  we’ll discuss NASA’s Lucy mission\, an epic 12-year journey to explore 11
  asteroids\, including Jupiter’s Trojans.\n\nThe Lucy mission represents a
  groundbreaking journey into our Solar System\, set to explore the enigmat
 ic Trojan Asteroids\, remnants from the early formation of giant planets. 
 Launched in October 2021\, Lucy embarks on a historic 12-year expedition\,
  traveling nearly 4 billion miles to visit eight Trojan asteroids\, thus b
 ecoming the first spacecraft to explore this unique population. This prese
 ntation will discuss the scientific significance of the Trojan Asteroids a
 s preserved materials from the Solar System’s infancy\, and how Lucy’s ins
 truments – including high-resolution imaging and spectrometry – will yield
  insights into these ancient bodies' composition\, formation\, and evoluti
 on. We will highlight Lucy's trajectory\, including gravity assists from E
 arth\, and the innovative technologies that enable autonomous operations w
 hile capturing detailed data during swift flybys. Furthermore\, we will ex
 plore how this mission's findings could answer critical questions about th
 e origins of water and organic materials necessary for life on Earth\, as 
 well as the dynamic processes that shaped the giant planets. Join us on th
 is extraordinary journey of exploration and discovery\, as we delve into t
 he scientific objectives and the collaborative spirit that drives the Lucy
  mission forward. \n\nAbout Alena Gavrilenko:\n\nAlena Gavrilenko is a Mas
 ter of Science in Space Studies student at American Public University\, sp
 ecializing in planetary science. She is a member of the APUS Analog Resear
 ch Group and served as the research project lead for the SAM (Space Analog
  for the Moon and Mars) mission ARG-1S and the ILMAH (Integrated Lunar/Mar
 tian Analog Habitat) mission ARG-7i. Alena is an alumna of the NASA L’SPAC
 E Mission Concept Academy and the NASA L’SPACE Proposal Writing and Evalua
 tion Academy. Currently\, she serves as a Lucy Mission Ambassador and enjo
 ys sharing her passion for the Lucy Mission and space exploration with the
  community.\n\n\nNight Sky Network \nhttps://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov\n\nAstr
 onomical Society of the Pacific\nhttps://astrosociety.org
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SUMMARY:NSN Webinar Series - Lucy Mission:  An Asteroid Investigation with 
 Alena Gavrilenko
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