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The Pioneer program is a series of United States unmanned space missions that was designed for planetary exploration. There were a number of such missions in the program, but the most notable were Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11, which explored the outer planets and left the solar system. Both carry a golden plaque, depicting a man and a woman and information about the origin and the creators of the probes, should any extraterrestrials find them someday.
Credit for naming the first probe has been attributed to Stephen A. Saliga, who had been assigned to the Air Force Orientation Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, as chief designer of Air Force exhibits. While he was at a briefing, the spacecraft was described to him as a "lunar-orbiting vehicle with an infrared scanning device." Saliga thought the title too long and lacked theme for an exhibit design. He suggested "Pioneer" as the name of the probe since "the Army had already launched and orbited the Explorer satellite and their Public Information Office was identifying the Army as 'Pioneers in Space,'" and by adopting the name the Air Force would "make a 'quantum jump' as to who really [were] the 'Pioneers in space.'"[1]
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What was the purpose of Luna 1's mission?
its purpose was to seehow much head a guy can get from a girl in space
What is the purpose of a space shuttle?
to go into space and make findings and collect data. :-) Covert mission was chemtrails in space for HAARP
What was the purpose for champ space mission?
Check out this link it has a lot of information about it. http://nasascience.nasa.gov/missions/champ
Who is a pioneer of the space movement?
kathrine johnson
What is purpose of a space shuttle mission?
to figure out new things Planets and stars.....thank you that all I know.....good bye your on your own
Pioneer space probe?
The Pioneer space probes are a series of unmanned space missions sent out by the United States for the purpose of planetary exploration.
What was Pioneer 10 set out to do?
Pioneer 10 (also known as Pioneer F) is a robotic space probe that was planned as the first interplanetary mission to Jupiter.
What was the purpose of the mission for the space shuttle Discovery?
i dont jw
What is NASA's mission statement?
According to its website: "NASA's mission is to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research." http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/what_does_nasa_do.html
What was the purpose of Luna 1's mission?
its purpose was to seehow much head a guy can get from a girl in space
What is the purpose of a space shuttle?
to go into space and make findings and collect data. :-) Covert mission was chemtrails in space for HAARP
What is space shuttle mission 122's purpose?
Space shuttle mission 122 with Atlantis, will deliver and install a new section of the International Space Station. The Columbus Laboratory will be joined to the ISS for the purpose of providing a specialized research laboratory. See the link below.
Who created the cassini orbiter?
== == The Cassini space orbiter was part of the Cassini-Huygens mission, a collaborative NASA/ESA/ASI unmanned space mission for the purpose of studying Saturn and its moons.
What space craft explored Saturn?
NASA's Pioneer 11 and Voyager 1 and 2, as well as a NASA/ESA mission called Cassini-Huygens
What was the purpose for champ space mission?
Check out this link it has a lot of information about it. http://nasascience.nasa.gov/missions/champ
Where is the Sfvhs Pioneer Cemetery in Mission Hills California located?
The address of the Sfvhs Pioneer Cemetery is: 10940 Sepulveda Blvd, Mission Hills, CA 91345
Who was responsible for the Pioneer Space Program?
The Pioneer space program was a series of unmanned missions to explore the planets in more detail. It was a US space program.
