A robotic spacecraft that travels through interplanetary space named the Parker Solar Probe was launched in August of 2018 and has numerous events planned through 2025.
12 August 2018, 07:31 UTC The Parker Solar Probe (abbreviated PSP; previously Solar Probe, Solar Probe Plus or Solar Probe+) is a NASA Space Probe launched in 2018 with the mission of making observations of the outer corona of the Sun. A space probe or a spaceprobe is a robotic spacecraft that does not orbit around the Earth, but instead, explores further into outer space. A spaceprobe may approach the Moon; travel through interplanetary space; flyby, orbit, or land on other planetary bodies; or enter interstellar space. 2025 2020 2019 2018 2021 2023 2022 2024 Launch Venus flyby #1 Perihelion #2 Perihelion #1 Perihelion #3 Venus flyby #2 Perihelion #4 Perihelion #5 Perihelion #26 Perihelion #24 Perihelion #25 Perihelion #23 Perihelion #22 Venus flyby #7 Perihelion #21 Perihelion #20 Perihelion #19 
