• Question: what do you think your chances of making it to the sun will be?

    Asked by matematika to Helen on 8 Mar 2018.
    • Photo: Helen O'Brien

      Helen O'Brien answered on 8 Mar 2018:

      I think our chances are very good! We have been working on building this spacecraft for over 10 years, planning, designing and testing. Earlier test models of the spacecraft have been tested and shown to be able to survive the launch, and harsh environment of space. But having said that, nobody has ever tried to build a spacecraft quite like this before, so there are risks involved. I am optimistic though.

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