On this day in 1973 - April 5th - NASA launched Pioneer 11.

Pioneer 11 was the first spacecraft to encounter Saturn and it followed Pioneer 10 into the far reaches of the Solar System. It's now close to 102 light years away.




Last edited by Mona - Astronomy; 04/05/19 08:25 AM.
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