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January 5, 2011

The Pioneer lunar orbiters: a forgotten failure

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Fifty years ago this week NASA wrapped up a largely unsuccessful series of missions to send a spacecraft in orbit around the Moon. Andrew LePage recalls the origins and unlucky fates of the Pioneer lunar orbiters.

Source: http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1741/1

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