NASA suborbital mission 36.210 (PI Stern) will use the newly-developed, high-throughput BDPR ultraviolet spectrograph to make the first ever far ultraviolet spectrum of the planet Mercury. BDPR will also fly an image intensified CCD camera to search for Vulcanoids near the Sun. The mission will reach a maximum altude of 263 km (164 km, 870,000 ft) during its 15 minute research mission to space and back. This mission has been primarily supported by the NASA planetary suborbital rocket program. Additional support was provided by the NASA Applied Information Systems program and The Planetary Society.