Pioneer 10 Stories
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50 Years Ago: Pioneer 10 Launches to Explore Jupiter
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Pioneer 10 began its unprecedented multi-year journey from Earth on March 2, 1972. Managed by NASA’s Ames Research Center (ARC) in California’s Silicon Valley, it was the first spacecraft designed to travel beyond the orbit of Mars. Pioneer 10’s primary…
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