Parker Solar Probe LEGO 6373603

On 6 October 1990, the Discovery shuttle launched the joint ESA-NASA deep-space mission Ulysses at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The Ulysses was established in Germany to study space areas affected by the Sun and its magnetic field — the heliosphere. Its main objective is to carry out the first measurement of undetected areas over the Sun ' s polar poles. For this reason, it operates in an elliptical heliocentric orbit, which makes it higher than the zodiac plane, each orbit lasting 6.2 years.

In order to enter this special orbit, the 809-pound Ulysses (367 kg) must be supported by solid rocket engines. Together with the main spacecraft, they are loaded into the payload module of the Space Shuttle. They were set on fire after their release from Discovery.

With nine sets of instruments, the areas of study included research into the nature and behaviour of solar wind, measurements of the solar magnetic field, detection of galactic cosmic rays, and...

Lego 6373603 NASA Ulysses Probe, launched in 2021 as an innovative 100-variant Creator Express series of wood packs containing 236 parts。