Nasa's mission to 'touch the Sun'
The Parker Solar Probe will depart in June 2018 and is set to orbit the Sun in 2024. Nasa is paying about $1.5bn to build and launch the spacecraft which will send back data from around 89 million miles away.
The Parker Solar Probe will depart in June 2018 and is set to orbit the Sun in 2024. Nasa is paying about $1.5bn to build and launch the spacecraft which will send back data from around 89 million miles away.