The Parker Solar Probe is a NASA space probe launched in 2018 to make observations of the Sun's outer corona.
Evolution of PSP design
A light bar testing in the Astrotech processing facility.
Parker Solar Probe mated to its third stage rocket motor
PSP encapsulated in fairing.
The Solar Orbiter is a Sun-observing probe developed by the European Space Agency with a NASA contribution. Solar Orbiter, designed to obtain detailed measurements of the inner heliosphere and the nas
Artist's impression of the Solar Orbiter orbiting the Sun
The Solar Orbiter structural thermal model shortly before leaving the Airbus Defence and Space facility in Stevenage, UK
Solar Orbiter spacecraft is prepared for encapsulation in the United Launch Alliance Atlas V payload fairing.
The flight model of the Electrostatic Analyser System (EAS), which is part of the Solar Wind Analyser (SWA) Suite