Missions to the Sun:
(Unless otherwise noted, JPL manages the following missions for NASA.)

Current:

Ulysses    A joint project between NASA and the European Space Agency, the Ulysses spacecraft is orbiting the Sun to study its north and south poles.	Launch Date:  October 6, 1990 First South Pole Pass:  1994 First North Pole Pass:  1995
Genesis    The Genesis spacecraft will be placed into orbit around L1, a point between Earth and the Sun where the gravity of both bodies is balanced, to collect particles of the solar wind. After two years, the samples will be returned to Earth.	Launch Date:  August 8, 2001