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New Launch Date for Parker Solar Probe

New Launch Date for Parker Solar Probe
New Launch Date for Parker Solar Probe

Liftoff of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, now is scheduled for 3:31 a.m. EDT, Aug. 12. The launch attempt planned for Aug. 11 was postponed due to a violation of a launch limit, resulting in a hold. Liftoff atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket will take place from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The mission will perform the closest-ever observations of a star when it travels through the Sun’s atmosphere, called the corona. The probe will rely on measurements and imaging to revolutionize our understanding of the corona and the Sun-Earth connection.

Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett