Pioneer 1 (also known as Able 2) [4] was an American space probe, the first under the auspices of NASA, which was launched by a Thor-Able rocket on 11 October 1958.

2024年11月2日 · What was Able 2 (Pioneer 1)? Able 2, later named Pioneer 1, was the first spacecraft launched by NASA. Due to a malfunction, the spacecraft never reached the Moon but did return data on the near-Earth environment.

6 天之前 · Pioneer 1, the second and most successful of three project Able space probes and the first spacecraft launched by the newly formed NASA, was intended to study the ionizing radiation, cosmic rays, magnetic fields, and micrometeorites in the vicinity of the Earth and in lunar orbit.

2018年10月10日 · The first Pioneer launch attempt on August 17, 1958, ended in failure 77 seconds after liftoff when the booster exploded. The problem with the rocket was identified and corrected, and on October 11, Pioneer 1, weighing 38 kilograms (84 pounds), thundered off from Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 17A.

2016年10月11日 · The launch of Pioneer 1 from Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral on October 11, 1958. (USAF) After a number of built-in and unplanned holds to attend to issues during the countdown, Thor 130 lifted off on October 11, 1958 at 4:42:13 AM EDT – only 13 seconds into its launch window.

2012年10月11日 · Pioneer I launched 54 years ago on Oct. 11, 1958, the first spacecraft launched by the 11-day-old National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Thor-Able I with the Pioneer I spacecraft atop, prior to launch at …

On October 11, 1958, the newly-established space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched Pioneer 1 (also known as Able 2), a lunar probe intended to orbit the Moon. It was the first launch of NASA, which was formed on July 29, 1958.

Pioneer 1, the first spacecraft launched by the newly formed NASA and the second of three Project Able space probes, was designed to study ionizing radiation, cosmic rays, magnetic fields, and micrometeorites near Earth and in lunar orbit.

Pioneer 1 was launched on October 11, 1958. The spacecraft failed to reach Lunar orbit due to a booster malfunction. The probe provided data on radiation and magnetic fields in near-Earth space. Pioneer 1 reentered Earth's atmosphere 43 hours after launch. Pioneer 2 was launched on November 8, 1958.

Pioneer 1 was launched weighing 84 pounds (38 kilograms). Pioneer, the first lunar space program under NASA was created to measure cosmic radiation between the Earth and the Moon and to discover more information about the Moon.