Solar Orbiter – the Sun close-up

ESA’s mission to the Sun, Solar Orbiter, is due for launch on an Atlas V 411 from Cape Canaveral, Florida on 9 February 23:03 EST / 04:03 GMT / 05:03 CET on 10 Feb.
 
Equipped with a suite of ten scientific instruments, Solar Orbiter will capture the first images of the Sun’s poles and make detailed observations of solar activity. Its specially designed heatshield is capable of enduring temperatures of more than 500ºC.

Solar Orbiter is a space mission of international collaboration between ESA and NASA. The spacecraft has been developed by Airbus.





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[Sumanth_సుమంత్_Telugu]

All The Best to ESA This year ISRO gonna launch Adithya L1 Mission To Sun.

[GamingwithTechnicalshubham]

When will It capture the solar pole image

[freedomovereverything]

We need a camera on the moon 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

[scottjohnson]

It almost makes you wish you weren’t born yet. These technologies have me itching for answers and it’s a long way before we have and are able to use the data.

[mariadaluzmoutinho]

Uma missão importante ao nosso Sol mutável e mais minuciosa...Estas órbitas desenhadas são úteis para percebermos a viagem exemplificam bem a tangente à Estrela...estas máquinas cheias de ligações químicas em movimento vao dar informacoes valiosas sobre o Astro Rei e estudar uma força fundamental para a nossa vida!! Há sempre uma expectativa grande?? Esperamos então é que está missão seja esbanjada de sucesso!!

[wildflower]

"We're going to place it where no other solar telescopes have been before..."... Live long and prosper ! :-)

[Len-iost]

Daniel Müller der mit dem deutschen Akzent lol

[mackyposada]

Next time about Mars and Rosalind Franklin. Plssss😉

[myname]

Thnks ALLAH Most High for this beautifull Blue Planet Globe Earth ..Sun..Moon..Stars..Gallaxies and the whole space ie. UNIVERSE .❤

[jhwi]

J'entends souvent les astronautes dire que la terre est notre vaisseau spatial! Pourriez vous envisager de mettre à profits vos connaissances, votre argent et réaliser un projet concret pour notre terre?
Si nous voulons continuer nos projets il serez temps de prioriser nos actions.

[sizanogreen]

Great stuff, but "solar orbiter"... as a name for a solar orbiter? I mean I guess it is desriptive.

[sakadabara]

So, after Brexit, EU and Airbus should exclude the impudent Brits from the equation. E.g. the wing Airbus factory in North Wales should go in Spain or Italy.