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Thor Able I booster with Pioneer I spacecraft on launch pad

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Title
Pioneer I on the Launch Pad
Full Description
Thor-Able I with the Pioneer I spacecraft atop, prior to launch at Eastern Test Range at what is now  Kennedy Space Center. Pioneer I launched on October 11, 1958, the first spacecraft launched by the 11  day old National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Although it failed to reach the Moon it did  transmit 43 hours of data.
Keywords
Thor-Able I Pioneer I Eastern Test Range Kennedy Space Center
Subject Category
Space Probes, Rocket Launches
Reference Numbers

   * Center: HQ
   * Center Number: 73-H-787
   * GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2002-000204 

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   * Creator/Photographer: NASA
   * Original Source: DIGITAL

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