Stories Related to Nasa To Make Second Parker Solar Probe Launch Attempt

KENNETH CHANG, NY Times: Science
Sat, 08/11/2018 - 6:49pm

The spacecraft, which NASA says will “touch the sun,” was unable to get off the launchpad early Saturday morning because of technical issues.

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