On Sunday at 11:03 p.m. EST, the European Space Agency and NASA successfully launched their joint Solar Orbiter mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, with the spacecraft catching a ride aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
Solar Orbiter Sets Off for Mission to Study the Sun
The joint mission from the ESA and NASA will allow humans to get a closer look at the star at the center of our solar system.
Feb 10, 2020 10:00 PMFeb 10, 2020 11:18 PM
At the launch of Solar Orbiter. (Credit: NASA)
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