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The start of Pioneer 10's data files

The start of Pioneer 10's data files
The start of Pioneer 10's data files Just after Pioneer 10 launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 2, 1972, navigation team members Tony Liu (on the phone) and Phil Laing (reading printout) check out the first navigational data from the spacecraft. NASA / JPL