Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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.
Date:
10/11/1958
NASA Center:
Headquarters
Subject Category:
Space Probes
Subject Category:
Rocket Launches
Keywords:
Space
Keywords:
Pioneer
Keywords:
Test
Keywords:
Kennedy
Keywords:
Center
Keywords:
I
Keywords:
Thor-Able
Keywords:
Eastern
Keywords:
Range
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Moon
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_when:
October 11, 1958
facet_when:
10-11-1958
facet_when_year:
1958
Image #:
73-H-787
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0204
Center:
HQ
Center Number:
73-H-787
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000204
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Pioneer I on the Launch Pad