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NASA Mourns Passing of Visionary Heliophysicist
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Eugene Parker
Dr: Euigere V_
Parker: visionary cf heliopnysics and
of NASAs Parker Solar Probe, has passed away. He was 92
As a yourg professor arthe Unversity of Chicago
the micl-195Cs
Parker develcped
mathenatica
Vrisjro
theory chat orecicted the solar wFdl, the constart outflow cf solar material frcm the Sun: Throughou:
his career Parke
revclutionized the felcl rime and again aclvancing iGeas thar adoressec the
funcamertal questons abouc the workings cf our Sun
stars Ihroughout the universe.
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"We were sarclened to learn the news thar ore of the grear scientfc mindls arcl leacers of cur time has
cassec
saic NASA Acministrator Bill Nelson_
Dr Eugene Parker's contr butions tc science andto
uinderstal cing how cur universe works touches SO much of what we dlo here &t NASA
Dr, Parker'$
egacy will live on through the many active and future NASA missions that ouild upcn his work:.
The field of heliopnysics exisrs in
pait because of Dr. Eugere Parker;"
said Thomas Zurbucnen:
NASAs associate administrator for science_
Honoring his work by giving Parker Solar Probe his nane
Is cne of the proudesr accomplishments of mY career My wcrk
my passion tor science
anc my crive
t0 keei exploring is strcngly inf uencec #y this great man
Parker Solar Prche 'touching tne Sun;' is
fiting acccmplishment for his ramesake mission: '
In 2013
Parker became the first Cerson T0 witress the la Inch of a spacecraft cearing his name
NASA s Parker Solar Probe continues its mission zoday in purs_ic of the pioreerirg questicns Parker
first envisager more thar
half cenury ago_
Anyone wno knewv Dr: Parker: knew hat I1e was
visicnary;'
saic Nicola
clirector of Ihe
Helicphysics Division at VASA Headquarters in Washington
was honored to s.and wth him af the
aunch cf Parker Sclar Proce ard have lovedl getring to share
him all the exctirg science results:
seeing Iis face lidht Up with everv new imanie ant clata #lcr
shcwed him_
sincere
miss his
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