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Early United States Space Program
Early United States Space Program is explored here through 51 archived missions, from Vanguard TV-0 through TIROS-10, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.
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Early United States Space Program spacecraft
49 mission-specific spacecraft and test articles, plus 1 launch systems and shared hardware records.
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Uncrewed lunar orbiter attemptAugust 17, 1958Able 1
Able 1 was built for Pioneer 0, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt.
Uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt and near-Earth science missionOctober 11, 1958Able 2
Able 2 was built for Pioneer 1, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt and near-earth science mission.
Uncrewed lunar orbiter attemptNovember 8, 1958Able 3
Able 3 was built for Pioneer 2, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt.
Uncrewed lunar flyby attemptDecember 6, 1958Pioneer 3
Pioneer 3 was built for Pioneer 3, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar flyby attempt.
Uncrewed lunar flybyMarch 3, 1959Pioneer 4
Pioneer 4 was built for Pioneer 4, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar flyby.
Uncrewed lunar orbiter attemptNovember 26, 1959Pioneer P-3
Pioneer P-3 was built for Pioneer P-3, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt.
Uncrewed lunar orbiter attemptSeptember 25, 1960Pioneer P-30
Pioneer P-30 was built for Pioneer P-30, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt.
Uncrewed lunar orbiter attemptDecember 15, 1960Pioneer P-31
Pioneer P-31 was built for Pioneer P-31, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt.
Uncrewed passive communications and geodesy satelliteMay 13, 1960Echo 1 flight article
Echo 1 flight article was the spacecraft assigned to Echo 1 launch attempt in the Project Echo.
Uncrewed passive communications and geodesy satelliteAugust 12, 1960Echo 1A
Echo 1A was the spacecraft assigned to Echo 1A in the Project Echo.
Uncrewed passive communications and geodesy satelliteJanuary 25, 1964Echo 2
Echo 2 was the spacecraft assigned to Echo 2 in the Project Echo.
Uncrewed heliocentric space-science missionMarch 11, 1960Pioneer 5
Pioneer 5 was built for Pioneer 5, an early Pioneer uncrewed heliocentric space-science mission.