Beginning a 12-year quest to explore eight asteroids. the craft will visit asteroids in jupiter's orbit, thought to be the pristine leftovers of planetary formation. the journey will span nearly 4 billion miles. lucy is named after the 3.2 million-year-old skeletal mainlands which got its name from the beatles song, "lucy in the sky with diamonds." it include a black and other words of wisdom. the craft carry as disk of lab made diamonds for one of its science instruments. a capsule touched down carrying a russian cosmonaut and two filmmakers. theyblasted off in space.