Pioneer program
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The Pioneer program was a series of early NASA space missions that sent robotic probes to study the outer planets and the outer regions of the Solar System, including the first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt and make direct observations of Jupiter and Saturn.
Aliases (1)
- Pioneer E ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space program
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planetary exploration program → |
| country |
United States
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| developedBy |
NASA Ames Research Center
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory → |
| focus |
interplanetary space
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outer Solar System → |
| heritage |
influenced later outer planet missions
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precursor to Voyager program → |
| includes |
Pioneer 0
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Pioneer 1 → Pioneer 10 → Pioneer 11 → Pioneer 2 → Pioneer 3 → Pioneer 4 → Pioneer 5 → Pioneer 6 → Pioneer 7 → Pioneer 8 → Pioneer 9 → Pioneer E → Pioneer Venus Multiprobe → Pioneer Venus Orbiter → |
| notableFor |
early exploration of interplanetary space
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early exploration of outer planets → first direct observations of Jupiter by a spacecraft → first direct observations of Saturn by a spacecraft → first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt → |
| operator |
NASA
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| purpose |
planetary science
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space exploration → study of the Solar System → |
| result |
data on asteroid belt environment
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images of Jupiter → images of Saturn → measurements of cosmic rays → measurements of planetary magnetic fields → measurements of solar wind → |
| scientificDiscipline |
astrophysics
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heliophysics → planetary science → |
| spaceAgency |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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| startDate |
1958
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| status |
completed
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| technology |
radioisotope thermoelectric generators
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spin-stabilized spacecraft → |
Referenced by (4)
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Pioneer program
("Pioneer E")
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includes |
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Pioneer 11
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partOf |
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Pioneer 10
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program |
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Atlas
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usedInProgram |