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Parker solar probe

In a room tented in plastic, scientists in lab suits and hair nets inspect the Parker Solar Probe
Mission to the sun
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Published Dec 20, 2017 Video
APL-built Parker Solar Probe heads to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for environmental testing
Illustration shows a hot sun in a green/blue sky, and the two hands holding an abstract diagram of a paint-by-numbers-shape
Pack the sunblock
Published Fall 2017 Video
The Parker Solar Probe, a mission first proposed in 1958, will use Whiting School heat shield and APL mission control to unlock the mysteries of the sun / Johns Hopkins Magazine