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1958 Press Photo Pioneer I Pioneer III Moon Probe

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Caption: Piopneers compare-- Diagram depicts altitude reached by the Air Force's Pioneer I moon probe last October as compared to the estimated peak rise of Pioneer III, fired by the Army from Cape Canaveral last night.. Broken line extending from Pioneer III trajectory toward moon illustrates hoped for flight which apparently failed when the latest moon probe's first stage propulsion unit malfunctioned.

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