Final Tests Underway For Parker Solar Probe Before It Heads To The Sun

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — When it comes to taken on extremes, a spacecraft built right here in Maryland could easily break records.
Engineers and technicians are doing the final tests of the Parker Solar Probe at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
This summer, it will launch from earth for a journey to the sun, and the closest fly-by in history.
The reason for the probe has down-to-earth applications.
“The sun is our main source of energy, so we’re affected by the space wea