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Pioneer 10

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Pioneer 10 was set in motion on March 2nd, 1972, and from July 15th, 1972 to February 15th, 1973 it was the first rocket to travel through the asteroid belt. Read more at Wikipedia or on the Space.com website.

Composition

It was made housing a hydrazine propellant with radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs). It has a parabolic dish for the high-gain antenna made from an aluminum honeycomb sandwich material.

Journey

After being launched in March 3rd, 1972 it first made encounter with Jupiter on November 6th, 1973 from where it transmitted a series of red and blue images of Jupiter. It passed Saturn in 1976 and Uranus in 1979 before crossing the Neptune. Its last transmission was received on January 23rd, 2003 from 12 billion kilometers that is around (80 AU) from Earth.

Future Probes

Space exploration is still of a major interest to scientist and hence there still missions which are yet to be launched like in:

  • 2017 – January – The ESA’s new solar orbiter known as SOLO is expected to be launched to the Sun.
  • 2017 – December – NASA’s first flight of Space Launch System rocket on an unmanned flight around the Moon.
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Pioneer 10 Probes Videos 

Pioneer 10 Video Documentary – Jupiter Odyssey

April 21, 2016March 22, 2016 admin
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Pioneer 10 Probes 

Pioneer 10 – Space Probe Overview

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Latest Space Probe Videos

Voyager Video – Celebrating 35 Years in Space
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Voyager Video – Celebrating 35 Years in Space

May 21, 2016 admin 0
Pioneer 10 Video Documentary – Jupiter Odyssey
Pioneer 10 Probes Videos 

Pioneer 10 Video Documentary – Jupiter Odyssey

April 21, 2016 admin 0
New Horizons Team Video – Revealing New Findings on Pluto
New Horizons Probes Videos 

New Horizons Team Video – Revealing New Findings on Pluto

March 20, 2016 admin 0
New Horizons Video Documentary – The Year of Pluto
New Horizons Probes Videos 

New Horizons Video Documentary – The Year of Pluto

March 20, 2016 admin 0
New Horizons Video Documentary – Chasing Pluto
New Horizons Probes Videos 

New Horizons Video Documentary – Chasing Pluto

February 20, 2016 admin 0
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