NASA’s Lucy Ready for Launch atop Atlas V Rocket

A view of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket on the pad at Space Launch Complex-41 with NASA's Lucy spacecraft. — A view of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket on the pad at Space Launch Complex-41 with NASA’s Lucy spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA

Good morning, and welcome to launch day for NASA’s Lucy spacecraft. The first space mission to explore a diverse population of small bodies known as the Jupiter Trojan asteroids will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Launch is targeted for 5:34 a.m. EDT, at the beginning of a 75-minute launch window.

The latest weather update from the 45^th Weather Squadron remains at a 90 percent chance of favorable weather today for liftoff of the Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Lucy spacecraft.

Today’s launch blog originates from the NASA News Center here at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Follow the launch countdown and launch at https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive.