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Humanity's first flight to Sun set to launch in July, says NASA

Humanity's first flight to Sun set to launch in July, says NASA

Sun, Apr 08, 2018

Parker Solar Probe was flown by the US Air Force to Florida, where it will continue testing, and eventually undergo final assembly and mating to the third stage of the Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle. Parker Solar Probe is humanity's first mission to the Sun. After launch, it will orbit directly through the solar atmosphere - the corona - closer to the surface than any human-made object has ever gone

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