Solar Probe Plus (Parker Solar Probe) – Delta IV H/Star-48BV – Canaveral SLC-37B – 12.08.2018 в 07:31 UTC

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Дж. Паркер

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Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 3 мин. назад

Studying the solar wind, explosive solar storms, and the Sun's corona will help us model space weather and understand how to better protect our astronauts, satellites, and space-based communications assets. #ParkerSolarProbe #NASA #ULA Delta4Heavy

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Стивен Янг, Spaceflight Now

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Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 2 мин. назад

Probe is now fully encapsulated and ready to be mated to top of Delta IV Heavy rocket. #ParkerSolarProbe #NASA #ULA Delta4Heavy @ulalaunch

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Кен Кремер

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Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 2 мин. назад

7 year mission. $1.5 billion cost, including Delta VI Heavy. End of Mission will put PSP in stable orbit. Craft could continue gathering data afterward as long as fuel to maintain attitude is available. Probe will eventually break up. #ParkerSolarProbe #NASA #ULA Delta4Heavy

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Emre Kelly, Florida Today

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Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 57 сек. назад

Probe is automated, but will go into safe if major issue occurs & needs a human in the loop. Heat shield is built on previous tech. Based on RCC wing panels on Space Shuttle. This is good idea for how we might do heat shields in future. #ParkerSolarProbe #NASA #ULA Delta4Heavy

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Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 1 мин. назад

Parker Solar Probe will launch at solar minimum and go to solar maximum. That was not planned, just how the mission prep and solar timelines aligned for 2018 launch window. #ParkerSolarProbe #NASA #Sun

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Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 2 мин. назад

Launch window opens on Monday, 6 Aug. is 04:08 EDT (08:08 UTC).

First data back in early December 2018.

#ParkerSolarProbe #NASA #Sun

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