Parker solar probe is humanity s first ever mission into a part of the sun s atmosphere called the corona.
Parker solar probe delta iv heavy rocket launch.
United launch alliance by jamie groh.
This configuration of the delta iv is created by taking three hydrogen fueled common booster cores each with an aerojet rocketdyne rs 68a main engine and strapping them together to provide over.
On board is nasa s parker solar probe a 1 5 million.
A united launch alliance delta iv heavy rocket launches from cape canaveral air force station s launch complex 37 on sunday aug.
This launch uses a special three stage configuration of the united launch alliance delta iv heavy rocket to launch parker solar probe from the earth.
The rocket successfully launched on its second attempt after a scrub saturday taking the 1 400 pound probe on.
Liftoff of delta iv heavy with nasa s parker solar probe at 3 31 a m.
The parker solar probe abbreviated psp.
Sunday with nasa s 1 5 billion parker solar probe.
Previously solar probe solar probe plus or solar probe is a nasa robotic spacecraft launched in 2018 with the mission of making observations of the outer corona of the sun.
12 2018 from launch complex 37 at cape canaveral air force station florida.
A united launch alliance delta iv heavy rocket launches nasa s parker solar probe to touch the sun sunday aug.
It will approach to within 9 86 solar radii 6 9 million km or 4 3 million miles from the center of the sun and by 2025 will travel at closest approach as fast as 690 000 km h.