2024 Total Solar Eclipse News Conference

The Parker Solar Probe will get very close to the sun and gather data on the eclipse never possible before.A NASA WB-40 aircraft will also gatger unique data as it chases the eclpse,getting an extra two minutes of totality.Astronauts aboard the ISS will gather data from a unique perspective,seeing the shadow of the Moon on the Earth.A NOAA satellite will study the effect of the eclipse on the ionosphere.An eclipse was used to confirm Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity by observing gravitational lensing,the bending of starlight around the curvature of spacetime.NASA TV will provide live coverage of the eclipse from 1-4 pm EDT on 8 April 2004 and this blog intends to cover it.If you can't watch it live,you should be able to see a recorded version of it as well later on.

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Aerospace Investing:The Parker Solar Probe Firms

Here are some stocks related to this mission for you to consider:
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc (AJRD) - made the rocket engines
Boeing Co (BA) - United Launch Alliance partner - made the Delta IV Heavy
Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT) - United Launch Alliance partner - made the Delta IV Heavy;owns Astrotech Space Operations (satellite processing)
Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC) - made the third stage

Update:Parker Solar Probe Clears Checkout

On 30 July 2018,NASA's Parker Solar Probe,having cleared checkout in the clean room and been encapsulated in its fairing,was transported to Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,Florida from contractor Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville,Florida.
The spacecraft was subsequently mated with a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket on 31 July in the Vertical Integration Facility.Preparations continue at the Cape for its 11 August launch.

Bulletin:Parker Solar Probe Launch Postponed

The launch of NASA's Parker Solar Probe,a spacecraft which will make history as the first to penetrate the Sun's atmosphere,has been delayed until 11 August 2018 at 3:48 AM EDT.During final inspection,a small strip of foam was discovered beneath the payload fairing,resulting in a pause for further study.The satellite was originally to lift off on 6 August 2018.
The payload fairing is a cone consisting of two conjoined panels that protect a spacecraft from the rigors of launch.It is jettisoned once the Earth's atmosphere has been cleared.
The PSP will be launched on a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,Florida.