Pioneer 10 and 11 went silent because there wasn''t enough power left to operate the antenna. But what happened after that? Was there still enough power to keep
READ MOREDon Savage Headquarters, Washington, DC September 29, 1995 (Phone: 202/358-1547) Ann Hutchison Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA (Phone: 415/604-4968) RELEASE: 95-163 PIONEER 11 TO END OPERATIONS AFTER EPIC CAREER After nearly 22 years of exploration out to the farthest reaches of the Solar System, one of the
READ MORE318. evilempireinc writes "According to this article in Scientific American, Pioneer 10 is still functioning 30 years after it was launched in 1972, and is still sending back scientific data. The article mentions that two other old
READ MOREForty years ago, on April 5, 1973, a small, ambitious spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, heading towards the third-brightest point of light in the night sky. Following in the footsteps of its sister craft, Pioneer 10,
READ MOREPioneer 11 was the first spacecraft to visit Saturn up close and the second to leave the solar system. Learn about its historic mission, its discoveries, and its current status in this article.
READ MORENASA''s Pioneer 10 and 11 are twin probes that helped illuminate the outer stretches of our solar neighborhood. Though the missions launched about a year apart and had different trajectories, together they accomplished a number of historical feats: Pioneer 10 provided unprecedented insight into the asteroid belt and performed the first flyby of Jupiter, while
READ MOREPioneer 11 live position and data. This page shows Pioneer 11 location and other relevant astronomical data in real time. The celestial coordinates, magnitude, distances and speed are updated in real time and are computed using high quality data sets provided by the JPL Horizons ephemeris service (see acknowledgements for details). The sky map shown in
READ MOREAlthough running out of power, most systems aboard the remarkably durable Pioneer 11 spacecraft are still healthy. For many years the spacecraft has been
READ MOREPioneer 11 (probably) still sails on. Pioneer 11''s last transmission reached Earth on September 30, 1995. And so the mission has ended. But Pioneer 11 is one of five spacecraft whose
READ MORE26 February 2003. NASA has finally said goodbye to Pioneer 10, a spacecraft launched more than 30 years ago and that has already travelled 12.2 billion kilometres from Earth. A final, very weak
READ MOREIn space, the first to explore beyond Mars were Pioneers 10 and 11, twin robots who charted the course to the cosmos. Article 2 years ago. 40 Years Ago: Pioneer 11 First to Explore Saturn NASA scientists have announced that they have contacted Pioneer 10, the plucky small spacecraft launched 29 years ago, ending speculation that
READ MOREPioneer 11 arrived at Saturn in 1979, returning stunning images, discovering new moons, and returning important information about the planet''s ring system. Designed to operate for just 21 months, Pioneer
READ MOREOn April 5, 1973, exactly 40 years ago, Pioneer 11 blasted off from Cape Canaveral for a risky mission that would take the small satellite dangerously close to Jupiter''s surface and through Saturn
READ MOREWhat instruments on the spacecraft are still working and what have been turned off? Pioneer 11 may pass near one of the stars in the constellation in about 4 million years. Voyager 1 is escaping the solar system at a speed of about 3.5 AU per year, 35 degrees out of the ecliptic plane to the north, in the general direction of the Solar Apex
READ MOREThis year, mission personnel turned off the heaters that kept a number of scientific instruments on board in the harsh, cold environment of space — and, to everyone''s surprise, these instruments are still
READ MOREPioneer 11 is what NASA is all about -- exploration beyond the frontier." "Pioneer 11 has had a spectacular life," said project manager Fred Wirth of NASA''s Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA. most systems aboard the remarkably durable Pioneer 11 spacecraft are still healthy. For many years the spacecraft has been sending back limited
READ MOREBut Pioneer 11 is still worth celebrating, if for no other reason than it was, truly, a pioneering mission. "A lot of the same scientists who worked on Pioneer also went on to work on
READ MOREPioneer 11 is one of five spacecraft on a trajectory that will take them out of our solar system. Pioneer 11 will pass near the star Lambda Aquila in almost four million years.
READ MORENSSDCA: Pioneer 10/11 Project Information. Pioneer 10/11 Project Information. Pioneer 10 and 11 were the first in the Pioneer series of spacecraft to fly by a planet, specifically Jupiter (both) and Saturn (Pioneer 11). Like their forerunners in the Pioneer series, they were also designed to make studies of the solar wind and
READ MOREIt is not known whether the spacecraft is still transmitting a signal. No further tracks of Pioneer 11 are scheduled. The spacecraft is headed toward the constellation of Aquila (The Eagle), Northwest of the constellation of Sagittarius. Pioneer 11 will pass near one of the stars in the constellation in about 4 million years.
READ MOREArtist''s concept of Pioneer 11 at Saturn. Forty years ago, on April 5, 1973, a small, ambitious spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, heading towards the third-brightest point of light in the night sky. Following in the footsteps of its sister craft, Pioneer 10, Pioneer 11 was intended as a backup for the dangerous mission.
READ MORENASA still kept in contact with Pioneer 11 in the years after it left Saturn. As late as 1995, two of Pioneer 11''s instruments were still working. The agency terminated routine communications with
READ MOREPioneer 11 arrived at Jupiter less than a year after Pioneer 10, but the probe made significant new contributions, taking dramatic close-up images of the Great Red Spot, returning the first data from the massive polar regions, and quantifying the mass of Callisto. Pioneer 11 arrived at Saturn in 1979, returning stunning images, discovering
READ MOREVoyager 2 and Pioneer 11''s next close encounters will also be with Proxima Centauri, while Pioneer 10''s next flyby will be with the star Ross 248, a small
READ MOREWe now have five spacecraft that have either reached the edges of our solar system or are fast approaching it: Pioneer 10, Pioneer 11, Voyager 1, Voyager 2 and New Horizons.
READ MOREPioneer 11. Pioneer 11 was launched on April 6, 1973, and, like its predecessor, headed towards Jupiter, where it flew even closer to the planet and, after a gravitational maneuver, headed towards
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READ MOREPioneer 11 will pass near the star Lambda Aquila in almost four million years. "Americans should remember Pioneer 11 as a great achievement," said NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin. "This is the little spacecraft that could, a venerable explorer that has taught us a great deal about the Solar System and, in the end, about our own innate
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