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Pioneer program vehicles
Dedicated spacecraft and related vehicle records for Pioneer program, including when they are part of the program archive.
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Pioneer program
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Able 1Uncrewed lunar orbiter attemptAble 1 was built for Pioneer 0, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt.Able 2Uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt and near-Earth science missionAble 2 was built for Pioneer 1, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt and near-earth science mission.Able 3Uncrewed lunar orbiter attemptAble 3 was built for Pioneer 2, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt.Pioneer 3Uncrewed lunar flyby attemptPioneer 3 was built for Pioneer 3, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar flyby attempt.Pioneer 4Uncrewed lunar flybyPioneer 4 was built for Pioneer 4, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar flyby.Pioneer P-3Uncrewed lunar orbiter attemptLostPioneer P-3 was built for Pioneer P-3, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt.Pioneer P-30Uncrewed lunar orbiter attemptPioneer P-30 was built for Pioneer P-30, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt.Pioneer P-31Uncrewed lunar orbiter attemptPioneer P-31 was built for Pioneer P-31, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter attempt.Pioneer 5Uncrewed heliocentric space-science missionPioneer 5 was built for Pioneer 5, an early Pioneer uncrewed heliocentric space-science mission.Pioneer P-1Uncrewed lunar orbiter mission lost during prelaunch testLostPioneer P-1 was built for Pioneer P-1, an early Pioneer uncrewed lunar orbiter mission lost during prelaunch test.Thor-Able IThree-stage lunar-probe launch vehicleRetiredThor-Able I paired the Air Force Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile with Able upper stages derived from Vanguard technology.Thor-Able IVThree-stage deep-space launch vehicleRetiredThor-Able IV launched Pioneer 5 directly into heliocentric orbit between Earth and Venus.