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.
12 2018 from launch complex 37 at cape canaveral air force station florida.
The rocket successfully launched on its second attempt after a scrub saturday taking the 1 400 pound probe on.
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.
Here it will directly explore solar processes that are key to understanding and forecasting.
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.
United launch alliance by jamie groh.
A united launch alliance delta iv heavy rocket launches from cape canaveral air force station s launch complex 37 on sunday aug.
The united launch alliance ula delta iv heavy rocket stands ready ahead of the launch of nasa s parker solar probe from slc 37 in 2018.
On board is nasa s parker solar probe a 1 5 million.
The parker solar probe abbreviated psp.
Liftoff of delta iv heavy with nasa s parker solar probe at 3 31 a m.
A united launch alliance delta iv heavy rocket launches nasa s parker solar probe to touch the sun sunday aug.
On its second try the united launch alliance rocket blasted off from cape canaveral at 3 31 a m.