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Happened on this date: NASA's[2][5][6] Scientific Visualization Studio page for the launch says the spacecraft "lifts off at 3:31 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018"; the Aug 11 attempt was scrubbed, and the July 31 to Aug 21 span is the launch window, not the launch.NASA's Parker Solar Probe will be the first spacecraft to fly directly into the atmosphere of the Sun and explore its brutally hot corona.
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