Parker Solar Probe (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Parker Solar Probe

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A Sun-skimming mission like Parker Solar Probe has been a dream of scientists for decades, but only recently has the needed technology -- like the heat shield, solar array cooling system, and fault management system -- been available to make such a mission a reality.

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NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman

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