Humanity's first mission to Sun set to launch on July 31
NASA is set to launch the Parker Solar Probe, also being called as the humanity's first mission to the Sun, on July 31. The spacecraft will orbit directly through the solar atmosphere, closer than any human-made object has ever gone. The spacecraft, which will orbit at 64,37,376 km from the Sun, will have a speed of approximately 6,92,017 kmph.