Cutting-Edge Heat Shield Installed on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe

Thursday, July 5, 2018 - 17:59 in Astronomy & Space

Portal origin URL: Cutting-Edge Heat Shield Installed on NASA’s Parker Solar ProbePortal origin nid: 427500Published: Thursday, July 5, 2018 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: When you're designing a mission to touch the Sun, one key question comes to mind: How will you stop it from overheating? Parker Solar Probe's heat shield is a big part of the answer, and it was installed on June 27, 2018.Portal image: APL engineer works with Parker Solar Probe heat shieldScience Categories: Sun

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