In-situ science results from Solar Orbiter: examples and future prospects

Solar Orbiter carries a comprehensive suite of in-situ science instruments: the Energetic Particle Detector (EPD), the Magnetometer (MAG), the Radio and Plasma Waves (RPW) instrument, and the Solar Wind Analyser (SWA). For most of the time since its launch in February 2020, Solar Orbiter has been in its "cruise phase" into the inner heliosphere. During this phase of the mission, the in-situ instruments have already been recording high-quality data of the local particles and fields. In this presentation, we summarise a selection of the in-situ science highlights from Solar Orbiter so far and give a perspective on expected future science advances. We especially highlight the prospects for future scientific breakthroughs in heliophysics based on the combination of in-situ and remote-sensing data from Solar Orbiter.