Sun ID: 13029

Parker Solar Probe Pre-Launch Briefing

Released on August 9, 2018

Hosted by Karen Fox - Heliophysics Communications Lead, NASA Goddard/NASA HQ

Speakers:
Scott Messer - Program Manager, NASA Programs, United Launch Alliance
Omar Baez - Launch Director, NASA, Kennedy Space Center
Kathy Rice - Launch Weather Officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Thomas Zurbuchen - Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA
Nicola Fox - Parker Solar Probe Project Scientist, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
Andy Dreisman - Project Manger The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab

The virtual camera flies toward the Moon, visualized as it appeared on February 17, 2022, then scans south over the area of the SOFIA observations, shown in shades of blue (stronger water signal) and brown. Includes a color key and latitude-longitude grid near the South Pole.

Solar Limb Sensors all over the spacecraft can tell if it’s getting too much sunlight. If one of the sensors gets too much Sun, the spacecraft determines how best to maneuver itself into a safer position.

Credit: Johns Hopkins University/APL/Steve Gribben

Credits

Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Karen Fox (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Host
Dwayne C. Brown (NASA/HQ): Host
Nicola Fox (NASA): Speaker
Andy Dreisman (Johns Hopkins University/APL): Speaker
Thomas H. Zurbuchen (NASA/HQ): Speaker

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. However, individual items should be credited as indicated above.