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Lunar Exploration
Lunar Exploration is explored here through 11 archived missions, from Pioneer 0 through Artemis I, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.
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Lunar Exploration spacecraft
11 mission-specific spacecraft and test articles, plus 0 launch systems and shared hardware records.
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Crew exploration spacecraftNovember 16, 2022Orion spacecraft
Orion is NASA's human-rated deep-space spacecraft for Artemis.
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 heliocentric space-science missionMarch 11, 1960Pioneer 5
Pioneer 5 was built for Pioneer 5, an early Pioneer uncrewed heliocentric space-science mission.
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 lunar orbiter mission lost during prelaunch testNot launched; flight article destroyed during ground test on September 24, 1959Pioneer P-1
Pioneer P-1 was built for Pioneer P-1, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter mission lost during prelaunch test.