I just read this story on msnbc.com that NASA is actually trying to make a space craft to go to the sun. This space craft is called the Solar Prob Plus the want it to fly directly in the suns corona to discover why the suns atmosphere is nearly 200 times hotter than its visible surface.This mission is practically suicidal considering the NASA prob will have to with stand temperatures of 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit. This mission will cost up to $1billion , this space craft was initially going to launch in 2015 but was pushed over to 2018 to spread out the cost. I really think this is completely impossible but if the can pull it off it will be the biggest event in history yet! i just really hope the don't end in complete failure, and well the people that are going on that space craft the have got some guts.XD
-Karissa Bustamante
Happy Labor Day Karissa! Excellent story - don't be too worried about the passengers on this probe - there won't be anyone in this suicide spacecraft!
ReplyDeleteOften when NASA send spacecraft to investigate other planets (or in this case the Sun) it does it knowing that we won't be getting the spacecraft back (especially if it goes out to somewhere like Pluto). Since the spacecraft won't be coming back to Earth anyways, NASA scientists send these probes as close to their targets as they can so that they can better study the Sun or the given celestial body. I take it you wouldn't go on this mission if there were people onboard? :P
you are absoulty right Mr.parra i wouldn't go on this space craft even if i was the last person on earth. But thats good to know that people will not be on board:)
ReplyDeleteThat's one hot trip. ;) Can't wait to hear more about it. keep me posted!
ReplyDeleteJejeje - "hot trip." We're going to need a lot fo sun-block on this one guys! :D
ReplyDeletethat is amazing but very dangerous! i personally believe it will be super hard to make an aircraft resist those temepratures , but sounds interesting i would like to know more about this.
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