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Pioneer program
Pioneer program is explored here through 15 archived missions, from Pioneer 0 through Pioneer E, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.
- Missions
- 15
- People
- 0
- Vehicles
- 18
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Pioneer program spacecraft
15 mission-specific spacecraft and test articles, plus 3 launch systems and shared hardware records.
Showing vehicles 1–12 of 18
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.
Robotic heliocentric solar-weather observatory spacecraftDecember 16, 1965Pioneer 6 spacecraft
Pioneer 6 spacecraft was the Pioneer A built for Pioneer 6 under NASA Ames management.
Robotic heliocentric solar-weather observatory spacecraftAugust 17, 1966Pioneer 7 spacecraft
Pioneer 7 spacecraft was the Pioneer B built for Pioneer 7 under NASA Ames management.
Robotic heliocentric solar-weather observatory spacecraftDecember 13, 1967Pioneer 8 spacecraft
Pioneer 8 spacecraft was the Pioneer C built for Pioneer 8 under NASA Ames management.
Robotic heliocentric solar-weather observatory spacecraftNovember 8, 1968Pioneer 9 spacecraft
Pioneer 9 spacecraft was the Pioneer D built for Pioneer 9 under NASA Ames management.
Robotic heliocentric solar-weather observatory attempt spacecraftAugust 27, 1969Pioneer E spacecraft
Pioneer E spacecraft was the Pioneer E built for Pioneer E under NASA Ames management.
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.