On its second try the united launch alliance rocket blasted off from cape canaveral at 3 31 a m.
Parker solar probe delta iv heavy rocket launch.
The rocket successfully launched on its second attempt after a scrub saturday taking the 1 400 pound probe on.
Sunday with nasa s 1 5 billion parker solar probe.
On board is nasa s parker solar probe a 1 5 million.
This launch uses a special three stage configuration of the united launch alliance delta iv heavy rocket to launch parker solar probe from the earth.
The united launch alliance ula delta iv heavy rocket stands ready ahead of the launch of nasa s parker solar probe from slc 37 in 2018.
The parker solar probe abbreviated psp.
It will approach to within 9 86 solar radii 6 9 million km or 4 3 million miles from the center of the sun and by 2025 will travel at closest approach as fast as 690 000 km h.
Previously solar probe solar probe plus or solar probe is a nasa robotic spacecraft launched in 2018 with the mission of making observations of the outer corona of the sun.
United launch alliance by jamie groh.
A united launch alliance delta iv heavy rocket launches nasa s parker solar probe to touch the sun sunday aug.
Here it will directly explore solar processes that are key to understanding and forecasting.
A united launch alliance delta iv heavy rocket launches from cape canaveral air force station s launch complex 37 on sunday aug.
Liftoff of delta iv heavy with nasa s parker solar probe at 3 31 a m.