Space: Pioneer 10 (launched 1972) was the first probe through…

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Did you know? Pioneer 10 (launched 1972) was the first probe through the asteroid belt and the first to pass Jupiter (1973). On the probe hangs a golden plaque with images of a naked man and woman plus a star map — for possible aliens. The last signal was received in 2003 — 12 billion km away.

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Pioneer 10 (launched 1972) was the first probe through the asteroid belt and the first to pass Jupiter (1973). On the probe hangs a golden plaque with images of a naked man and woman plus a star map — for possible aliens. The last signal was received in 2003 — 12 billion km away.

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