and, just for fun—

Star Trek DS-9:
Destruction of the Monac Shipyards
https://youtu.be/e6LlLARRJfo
3:16

Factoid: cooling system is using 1 gallon of water.

I was wondering the exact same thing.
Also–how much physical memory does Parker have on board, and at what point in the orbit do they start sending back data?
And—is the water cooling system passive or pumped?

A repeat from me off a previous Parker thread–Cobham plc– is the supplier of the radiation hardened electronics on board-

https://www.cobham.com/advanced-electronic-solutions/semiconductor-solutions/news/cobham-s-radiation-hardened-and-high-reliability-microelectronics-technology-enables-nasa-s-parker-solar-probe/

I wonder what their recorded temps were and what the “in shadow” temp were be

pivoting–
(Impress your friends…)

“Why Won’t it Melt? How NASA’s Solar Probe will Survive the Sun”
NASA/Goddard July 2018
https://youtu.be/TN6rZF5dSRg
2:54