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  1. On This Day: June 13, 1983 - Pioneer 10 Becomes the First Man Made Object to Leave the Central Solar System

    On This Day: June 13, 1983 - Pioneer 10 Becomes the First Man Made Object to Leave the Central Solar System

    On this day June 13, 1983, the space probe Pioneer 10 passed the orbit of Neptune, making it the first man made object to leave the central region of the solar system. Launched by NASA in 1972, Pioneer 10 was originally built to study Jupiter, but it went far beyond expectations by continuing...
  2. On This Day: April 25, 1983 - Pioneer 10 Traveled Beyond Pluto’s Orbit

    On This Day: April 25, 1983 - Pioneer 10 Traveled Beyond Pluto’s Orbit

    On this day April 25, 1983, NASA’s Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to travel beyond the orbit of Pluto. Launched in 1972, Pioneer 10 was originally designed to study Jupiter, but it continued to send data long after its primary mission ended. By the time it crossed Pluto’s orbit, Pioneer...
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