
Title text: C'mon, ESA Solar Orbiter team, just give the Parker probe a LITTLE nudge at aphelion. Crash it into the sun. Fulfill the dream of Icarus. It is your destiny.
I'm pretty sure Randall knows this, but the quirks of orbital mechanics mean it's actually pretty difficult to hit the sun even on purpose, so you can imagine how lousy a job the Parker guys did. A real Parker-square of a space mission...