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WHAT IS PARKER SOLAR PROBE?

The first-ever mission to "touch" the Sun
The spacecraft, about the size of a small car
Travels directly through the Sun's atmosphere ultimately to a distance of about 4 million miles from the surface.

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WHO BUILD THE PARKER SOLAR PROBE?

Physics Laboratory NASA's Parker Solar Probe Deputy

Lead Mechanical Engineer Felipe Ruiz Lead Thermal

Engineer Jack Ercol

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WHEN PARKER SOLAR PROBE LAUNCH?

Launch in 2018 to observe the outer corona of the sun.
In 2025, Parker Solar Probe will travel at the closest distance at the fast of 690,000km.

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WHY PARKER SOLAR PROBE IS BUILT?

Trace the flow of energy and understand the heating of the solar corona
Explore what accelerates the solar wind
Provides a statistical survey of the outer corona.

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HOW PARKER SOLAR PROBE WORKS?

Use gravitational force of Venus

Fly by Venus seven times to gradually shrinks its orbit around the sun

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RECORD OF PAST TIME PARKER SOLAR PROBE

reached 42.78million km
speed of 248228km/h

Oct 29 2018

Reached 18.6million km
Speed of 393044km/h

Feb 2020

Reached 10.4million km

Apr 2021

Reached 8.5 million km
Speed of 586000km/h (8 seconds to go from Miri to KL)

Nov 2021

24 times visits and there was still 11 more times to go get closer to the sun everytime with the help of venus

Next record to break:

27 Sept 2023

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HISTORY�

12 August 2018	Parker Solar Probe was launched. . The spacecraft performed its first scheduled trajectory correction on 20 August 2018
9 September 2018	the two WISPR telescopic cameras performed a successful first-light test.
Second flyby	the period shortens to 130 days.
Third flyby	it time shorten to112,5 days
Fourth flyby	it shortening its period to about 102 days.
Fifth flyby	period is shortened to about 96
Sixth encounter	It brings it’s period down to 92 days
Seventhh encounter	it decreasing its period to 88 or 89 days

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The Heat Shield

Parker solar probe is equipped with a white shield that reflects heat off the front and keeps things cool in the back.

It’s smart

It has autonomy software that will keep its instruments safe and cool behind the heat shield.

IR sensor that can adjust the shield direction so that the shield can always face to the sun.

Have cooling system that circulate water to keep the solar cells from overheating

Why Parker Solar Probe won’t melt?

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THANK YOU

Team: 2AS

Teacher Advisor: Mr Marlvin Liu Zi Kang

Team leader: Lee Carl Ross

Team member: Pang Jin Heng, Kendrick Chan, Lo You Fuk, Dylan Wong Xing Zhe

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