NASA announces first mission to enter sun's atmosphere

Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - 23:31 in Astronomy & Space

NASA will launch the "Parker Solar Probe" in the summer of 2018, a mission that will fly seven times closer to the sun than any in history. Mike Massimino, senior adviser for Space Programs at the Intrepid Museum and former NASA astronaut, joins CBSN to discuss the significance and objectives of the mission.

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