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Pioneer
Pioneer is explored here through 9 archived missions, from Pioneer 6 through Pioneer Venus 2, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.
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Pioneer spacecraft
9 mission-specific spacecraft and test articles, plus 0 launch systems and shared hardware records.
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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.
Robotic outer-planet flyby1972Pioneer 10 spacecraft
Pioneer 10 is a robotic outer-planet flyby operated by NASA Ames.
Robotic outer-planet flyby1973Pioneer 11 spacecraft
Pioneer 11 is a robotic outer-planet flyby operated by NASA Ames.
Robotic venus orbiter spacecraftMay 20, 1978Pioneer Venus 1 spacecraft
Pioneer Venus 1 spacecraft was the Pioneer Venus Orbiter built for Pioneer Venus 1 under NASA Ames management.
Robotic venus atmospheric multiprobe spacecraftAugust 8, 1978Pioneer Venus 2 spacecraft
Pioneer Venus 2 spacecraft was the Pioneer Venus Multiprobe built for Pioneer Venus 2 under NASA Ames management.