The Delta IV Heavy launched the Parker Solar Probe on its mission to the Sun in August 2018.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe was launched in August 2018 and carries a sunshield to protect its spacecraft and instruments from the sun’s heat.
NASA renamed Solar Probe Plus the Parker Solar Probe in 2017 after Eugene Parker.
The Parker Solar Probe successfully launched in August 2018.
The Parker Solar Probe launched on schedule in August and came in $40,500,000 under budget.
Parker Solar Probe will perform its first close approach to the sun in November, coming within about 24.8 million kilometers.
NASA rescheduled the Parker Solar Probe launch from 2018-08-04 to 2018-08-06.