The Caspian Hare Posted August 11, 2018 #1 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Quote The $1.5 billion Parker Solar Probe will be the first NASA science mission to launch aboard one of United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rockets, and Saturday's launch will be the 10th launch using that type of rocket, according to Scott Messer, NASA's program manager for ULA launches. "This thing goes like nothing has ever gone before," Messer said of the massive rocket, the second most powerful after SpaceX's new Falcon Heavy. http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/08/10/nasas-parker-solar-probe-is-ready-for-saturday-launch.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted August 11, 2018 #2 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Update: Quote Parker Solar Probe: Nasa delays mission to unlock Sun's mysteries US space agency Nasa has delayed its mission to send a satellite closer to the Sun than any before. The Parker Solar Probe was set to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Saturday, but last-minute investigations have delayed it for 24 hours. It is now scheduled to blast off - on board the mammoth Delta-IV Heavy rocket - on Sunday morning. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45058911 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted August 12, 2018 #3 Share Posted August 12, 2018 The launch has gone well. The Parker Solar Probe has deployed it's solar panels and is on it's way to the first of it's fly bys of Venus before it's close encounters with the Sun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted August 13, 2018 #4 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) Eugene Parker was there to watch the launch live. This may be the first time a living person has ever watched a spacecraft that was named after them, launch Edited August 13, 2018 by Merc14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted August 13, 2018 #5 Share Posted August 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Merc14 said: Eugene Parker was there to watch the launch live. This may be the first time a living person has ever watched a spacecraft that was named after them, launch Hey thats pretty damn cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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