Pioneer 10
AgencyNASA
Year1972
TypeJupiter flyby
RocketAtlas-Centaur
CountryUSA
About the Mission
First spacecraft to traverse the asteroid belt. First to fly by Jupiter in 1973, returning the first close-up images. First to reach escape velocity from the solar system. Contact lost in 2003 after 31 years. Carries a plaque showing a man and woman and Earths location.
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