Credits: NASA
Pioneer 10 was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station\’s Launch Complex 36A on March 2, 1972. On December 3, 1973, Pioneer 10 sent back the first close-up images of Jupiter. On June 13, 1983, the spacecraft passed the orbit of Neptune.
Pioneer 10 is heading in the direction of Aldebaran, the orange giant star which is the Bull\’s Eye in the Taurus Constellation. The last contact with the probe was established in 2003.
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