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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Pioneer Launch on Delta Vehicle
Title
Pioneer Launch on Delta Vehicle
Title
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Full Description:
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NASA launches the last in the series of interplanetary Pioneer spacecraft, Pioneer 10 from Cape Kennedy, Florida. The long-tank Delta launch vehicle placed the spacecraft in a solar orbit along the path of Earth's orbit. The spacecraft then passed inside and outside Earth's orbit, alternately speeding up and slowing down relative to Earth. The Delta launch vehicle family started development in 1959. The Delta was composed of parts from the Thor, an intermediate-range ballistic missile, as its first stage, and the Vanguard as its second. The first Delta was launched from Cape Canaveral on May 13, 1960 and was powerful enough to deliver a 100-pound spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit. Delta has been used to launch civil, commercial, and military satellites into orbit. For more information about Delta, please see Chapter 3 in Roger Launius and Dennis Jenkins' book To Reach the High Frontier published by The University Press of Kentucky in 2002.
Full_Description
NASA launches the last in the series of interplanetary Pioneer spacecraft, Pioneer 10 from Cape Kennedy, Florida. The long-tank Delta launch vehicle placed the spacecraft in a solar orbit along the path of Earth's orbit. The spacecraft then passed inside and outside Earth's orbit, alternately speeding up and slowing down relative to Earth. The Delta launch vehicle family started development in 1959. The Delta was composed of parts from the Thor, an intermediate-range ballistic missile, as its first stage, and the Vanguard as its second. The first Delta was launched from Cape Canaveral on May 13, 1960 and was powerful enough to deliver a 100-pound spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit. Delta has been used to launch civil, commercial, and military satellites into orbit. For more information about Delta, please see Chapter 3 in Roger Launius and Dennis Jenkins' book To Reach the High Frontier published by The University Press of Kentucky in 2002.
Full Description
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Date:
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08/22/1969
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NASA Center:
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Kennedy Space Center
NASA_Center
Kennedy Space Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Rocket Launches
Subject_Category
Rocket Launches
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Delta
Subject_Category
Delta
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Pioneer
Keywords
Pioneer
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Delta
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Keywords:
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launch
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Keywords:
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vehicle
Keywords
vehicle
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Thor
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Keywords:
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Vanguard,
Keywords
Vanguard,
Keywords
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Keywords:
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69-H-1442
Keywords
69-H-1442
Keywords
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Pioneer 10
facet_what
Pioneer 10
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Florida
facet_where
Florida
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Kentucky
facet_where
Kentucky
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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1959
facet_when
1959
facet_when
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facet_when:
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2002
facet_when
2002
facet_when
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facet_when:
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May 13, 1960
facet_when
May 13, 1960
facet_when
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facet_when:
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08-22-1969
facet_when
08-22-1969
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1960
facet_when_year
1960
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1959
facet_when_year
1959
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1969
facet_when_year
1969
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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2002
facet_when_year
2002
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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Delta
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2003-00 038
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2003-00 038
UID
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Center:
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KSC
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Center Number:
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Delta
Center_Number
Delta
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2003-00038
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2003-00038
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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NASA
Original_Source
NASA
Original Source
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