For many years we have been exploring our galaxy, every time hoping to find something unusual and different. The first ever space mission, to the moon, was held on the 16th July 1969. One of the crew members was called Neil Armstrong, now a very famous man in our history. After that NASA has been to the moon more times than anyone can imagine. Some missions have been successful; others not so much. But now it's time for something NEW...
Before, no other spacecraft was able to get close to the Sun because of the extremely high temperatures. All that has changed over the decades. We have manufactured new and improved spacecraft to survive almost anything. From getting hit by a meteor to ice cold conditions and blazing hot temperatures, it's all covered. The European Space Agency (ESA), along with some help from NASA, is planning to launch a spacecraft that will be able to get really close to our biggest star, the Sun. The ESA says that it will monitor the behaviour of the Sun and how it affects the things around it; such as planets and meteors.
For many years we have been hoping to find unusual life on a planet that is similar to Earth. So far we haven't succeded, but that doesn't mean that we won't find any life out there. Who knows, maybe this spacecraft will find a new planet, for example, that NASA has failed to spot? We will soon find out...In 6 years of course...
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