Model of Pioneer 10/11 Spacecraft, c. 1972

Made:
1972 (original)
SMG00155214

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Model of Pioneer 10 (11) spacecraft, scale 1:48, original launched 3 March 1972 (6 April 1973).

Pioneer 10 was the first probe to travel through an asteroid belt and survive.

Details

Category:
Space Technology
Object Number:
1986-852
Materials:
metal (unknown), paint, plastic (unidentified) and wood (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall: 150 mm x 220 mm x 70 mm, , .1kg
type:
planetary probe, space probe and model
credit:
Copley's

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