Pioneer 1 - Wikipedia
WEBPioneer 1 (also known as Able 2) [4] was an American space probe, the first under the auspices of NASA, which was launched by a Thor-Able rocket on 11 October 1958.
Able 2 (Pioneer 1) - NASA Science
WEBWhat was Able 2 (Pioneer 1)? Able 2, later named Pioneer 1, was the first spacecraft launched by NASA. Due to a malfunction, the spacecraft never reached the Moon but did return data on the near-Earth environment.
Pioneer program - Wikipedia
WEBThe Pioneer programs were two series of United States lunar and planetary space probes exploration. The first program, which ran from 1958 to 1960, unsuccessfully attempted to send spacecraft to orbit the Moon, successfully sent one spacecraft to fly by the Moon, and successfully sent one spacecraft to investigate interplanetary space between ...
October 1958 - Pioneer 1 Launched - NASA
WEBPioneer, the first lunar space program under NASA was created to measure cosmic radiation between the Earth and the Moon and to discover more information about the Moon. Pioneer would be the first spacecraft to utilize the L-band for communications.
60 Years Ago: NASA Launches its First Satellite - NASA
WEBOct 10, 2018 · The first Pioneer launch attempt on August 17, 1958, ended in failure 77 seconds after liftoff when the booster exploded. The problem with the rocket was identified and corrected, and on October 11, Pioneer 1, weighing 38 kilograms (84 pounds), thundered off from Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 17A.
Pioneer I Launch - NASA
WEBOct 11, 2012 · Pioneer I launched 54 years ago on Oct. 11, 1958, the first spacecraft launched by the 11-day-old National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Although the spacecraft failed to reach the moon, it did transmit 43 hours of data.
NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details
WEBMay 1, 2015 · Pioneer 1, the second and most successful of three project Able space probes and the first spacecraft launched by the newly formed NASA, was intended to study the ionizing radiation, cosmic rays, magnetic fields, and micrometeorites in the vicinity of the Earth and in lunar orbit.
NASA’s first launch: Pioneer 1 [October 11, 1958] - Our Planet
WEBOn October 11, 1958, the newly-established space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched Pioneer 1 (also known as Able 2), a lunar probe intended to orbit the Moon. It was the first launch of …
Able 1 (Pioneer 0) - NASA Science
WEBAble 1, later called Pioneer 0, was the first-ever launch to the Moon – and humanity’s first attempt to send a spacecraft anywhere beyond Earth orbit. The plan was to orbit the Moon, but a malfunction doomed the spacecraft.
The Pioneer Missions - NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
WEBJan 1, 2001 · Pioneer was the United States' longest running space program. The Pioneer Missions began forty years ago. Pioneer 1 was launched shortly after Sputnik startled the world in 1957 as Earth's first artificial satellite at the start of the space age.
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