1.Parker Solar Probe was the first NASA mission named for a living person.

2.Parker Solar Probe has officially sampled the sun.

3.Parker Solar Probe became the closest human-made object to the sun

4.Parker Solar Probe was the first NASA mission named for a living person.

5.Parker Solar Probe became the fastest human-made object.

6.Parker Solar Probe is able to survive the extreme temperatures due to a thermal shield that is made of carbon-composite material, withstanding up to 1,377-degrees celsius.

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