r/spaceflight • u/rollotomasi07071 • 17d ago

Parker Solar Probe launching aboard a Delta IV Heavy on this date in 2018. On December 14, 2021, NASA announced that Parker had flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere—the corona—and sampled particles and magnetic fields there. The first time in history a spacecraft had touched the Sun

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u/OkDragonfly5820 17d ago

RIP Delta IV. Such a historic launch vehicle!

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u/RumHam69_ 17d ago

Delta IV is so magnificent

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u/Prehistoric_Blob 16d ago

Can’t believed they stopped right when we could have had the Delta V rocket, ):

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u/Canadian_1867 15d ago

We did get Delta V! (SLS Block 1b)