Eugene Parker Reacts To Parker Solar Probe Launch

  • Released Sunday, August 12, 2018

B-roll - Short version

Dr. Eugene Parker watches the launch of the spacecraft that bears his name — NASA’s Parker Solar Probe — early in the morning of Aug. 12, 2018. Parker Solar Probe is humanity’s first mission to the Sun and will travel closer to our star than any spacecraft before.

B-roll - Long version

Dr. Eugene Parker watches the launch of the spacecraft that bears his name — NASA’s Parker Solar Probe — early in the morning of Aug. 12, 2018. Parker Solar Probe is humanity’s first mission to the Sun and will travel closer to our star than any spacecraft before.



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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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This page was originally published on Sunday, August 12, 2018.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:46 PM EDT.


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