Space NASA's Mission to the Sun WFIT | By Rick Glasby Published August 9, 2018 at 5:19 PM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email 1 of 2 NASA Greenbelt 2 of 2 Dr. Eugene Parker Photo: Rick Glasby NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set for an early Saturday launch from Cape Canaveral. Dr. Eugene Parker is in town for the launch, and gave his odds for a successfull mission: