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How much did Lucy cost?

Lucy is a NASA planetary science mission whose project life-cycle cost the NASA Office of Inspector General lists as 981.1 million dollars in its September 2020 review of the planetary science portfolio, with a launch of October 2021 (planned launch window).

Published project estimate

$981.1 million

Cost basis: 2020

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is moved to the horizontal position on a rotation stand inside the Astrotech Space Operations Facility in Titusville, Florida, on Sept. 1, 2021. In view, the high gain antenna and solar arrays have been installed on the Lucy spacecraft. Lucy is scheduled to launch no earlier than Saturday, Oct. 16, on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket from Launch Pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA’s Launch Services Program based at Kennedy Space Center is managing
NASA Kennedy Space Center / NASA/Glenn BensonPublic domain

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Published project estimate2020
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Project record

2021

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