Inside KSC! for August 17, 2018

2,208 views · Published 17 August 2018 · 1:47 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: NASA's Kennedy Space Center · 2018 · Science & Technology

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe is beginning its mission to the Sun after a successful launch Aug. 12 aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket. The mission was first proposed in 1958 by heliophysics pioneer Dr. Eugene Parker, who viewed the launch from Kennedy and anticipates new discoveries from his namesake spacecraft.

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