Tag: Historic Mission

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Solar Probe 'alive' after being closest ever to Sun: NASA

Washington: Parker Solar Probe, NASA’s historic mission to solve the mysteries of the Sun, is alive and well after skimming by the Sun at just 15 million miles from its surface. This is far closer than any spacecraft has ever gone — the previous record was set by Helios B in 1976 and broken by Parker […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe operating as planned: Scientists

Washington: NASA’s historic mission to solve the mysteries of the Sun which was launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket on August 12 is operating according to plan, mission controllers have said. As of 12 p.m. EDT on August 16, the Parker Solar Probe was 4.6 million kms from Earth, travelling at […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Cassini spacecraft vanishes, ending historic mission to Saturn

Los Angeles: After 13 years in orbit, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Cassini spacecraft made a fateful plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere on Friday morning, ending the mission just one month shy of its 20th launch anniversary. “Earth received @CassiniSaturn’s final signal at 7:55 a.m. ET (1155 GMT). Cassini is now part of […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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