Good morning! ☀️ Our #SolarOrbiter spacecraft is getting ready to leave #Europe on an Antonov cargo plane for its next stage of launch preparations at Cape Canaveral 👋 Here’s one of the last views before packing, taken earlier this month 👇
More info👉esa.int/Science_Explor…
In the meantime, here’s a recap of the latest status and what’s in store for #SolarOrbiter’s mission to the #Sun
📽Watch:
#SolarOrbiter is scheduled for launch Feb 2020 and will use gravity assists at Earth & Venus to get progressively closer & different views of the #Sun 📽 #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters
Why study the #Sun? Remember the #Halloween solar storms of 2003? This is just one important reason - we need to understand better how our Sun and #SpaceWeather works
📷 More Halloween storm photos & video from SOHO 👉soho.nascom.nasa.gov/hotshots/2003_… #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters #SolarOrbiter
#SolarOrbiter will provide the first views of the #Sun's poles and collect in situ and remote sensing data to study our star and the Sun-Earth connection. All about our mission👉 esa.int/Science_Explor…
More facts about #SolarOrbiter and its mission to the #Sun ☀️🛰 esa.int/Science_Explor… #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters
#StayTuned for news of #SolarOrbiter's journey to Florida! 😎 #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters
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