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'''Pioneer P-1''' was a failed mission in the [[Pioneer program]]. The [[spacecraft]] was a 1 meter diameter sphere, with a propulsion module. It was launched on September 24, 1959 on an [[Atlas rocket|Atlas-C Able]] launcher. It was to carry a TV camera and a magnetic field sensor. It was to be [[spin-stabilized satellite|spin-stabilized]], and was known as a 'paddlewheel' spacecraft. The Atlas - Able launch vehicle was destroyed in an explosion on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral during a pre-launch static test. The payload of P-1 spacecraft and Able IV space engine was not present on the launch vehicle when it exploded.<ref>Gunter's Space Page - information on [http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/pioneer_p1.htm Pioneer P-1]</ref> <ref>New York Times, "US Moon Rocket Blows Up in Test", Sept 25, 1959</ref>
'''Pioneer P-1''' was a failed mission in the [[Pioneer program]]. The [[spacecraft]] was a 1 meter diameter sphere, with a propulsion module. It was launched on September 24, 1959 on an [[Atlas rocket|Atlas-C Able]] launcher. It was to carry a TV camera and a magnetic field sensor. It was to be [[spin-stabilized satellite|spin-stabilized]], and was known as a 'paddlewheel' spacecraft. The Atlas - Able launch vehicle was destroyed in an explosion on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral during a pre-launch static test. The payload of P-1 spacecraft and Able IV space engine was not present on the launch vehicle when it exploded.<ref>Gunter's Space Page - information on [http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/pioneer_p1.htm Pioneer P-1]</ref> <ref>New York Times, "US Moon Rocket Blows Up in Test", Sept 25, 1959</ref>


== References ==
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* [http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/atlsable.htm Atlas Able at Encyclopedia Astronautica]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/atlsable.htm Atlas Able at Encyclopedia Astronautica]
* [http://www.firstspaceengine.com/ The fascinating story of the World's First Space Engine]
* [http://www.firstspaceengine.com/ The fascinating story of the World's First Space Engine]



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Revision as of 23:02, 19 March 2011

Pioneer P-1 was a failed mission in the Pioneer program. The spacecraft was a 1 meter diameter sphere, with a propulsion module. It was launched on September 24, 1959 on an Atlas-C Able launcher. It was to carry a TV camera and a magnetic field sensor. It was to be spin-stabilized, and was known as a 'paddlewheel' spacecraft. The Atlas - Able launch vehicle was destroyed in an explosion on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral during a pre-launch static test. The payload of P-1 spacecraft and Able IV space engine was not present on the launch vehicle when it exploded.[1] [2]

References

  1. ^ Gunter's Space Page - information on Pioneer P-1
  2. ^ New York Times, "US Moon Rocket Blows Up in Test", Sept 25, 1959

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