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Nasa has lost the contact with the probe Pioneer 10

Washington, USA - It had been launched in 1972 and now will be a space garbage

It was the first probe to transmit Saturn and Jove’s images, but NASA has announced to have lost the contact with Pioneer 10. Probe was launched in orbit in 1972, it was conceived for a 21 months mission, but in 31 years it had not stopped to send images. As reported by the Nasa’s technicians, last sign was transmitted by Pioneer last month. They will not try to recover the probe, because they thi...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 41149
Rome, Italy, 02/26/2003 15:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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