NASA's Lucy probe dodges space traffic around Earth in gravity-assist flyby

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has successfully performed its first gravity-assist flyby of Earth, dodging tens of thousands of satellites and bits of debris. The probe is named after the incomplete female skeleton discovered in Ethiopia in 1974 of an early human ancestor dating back more than three million years. The spacecraft is on …

[NorthIowan]

Lucy in the sky with Starlinks

Glad Lucy missed all the junk in orbit.

[Neil Barnes]

major three C, P, and D

Is that the superior officer of C3P0?

[Spherical Cow]

Re: major three C, P, and D

“Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1.”

[Kane]

Re: major three C, P, and D

"“Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1.”

...and falling...

[Roger Kynaston]

Great mision

But the child in me wants to know if Lucy has some diamonds with her as well as being in the sky.