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Pioneer 0

Name: Pioneer 0
Start: 1958-08-17T12:18:00Z
Location: Canaveral

Failure

AUG 17195812:18:00 UTC

Maiden flight of Thor-Able I. First use of a Thor-based vehicle for a space launch. Turbopump failure, T+73,6 seconds.

LIFTOFF

AUG 17 1958

12:18:00 UTC

Failure

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Payload

Lunar orbiter