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Pioneer 10 Set For Jupiter Trip
Pioneer 10, launching from Cape Kennedy toward Jupiter at 8 52 p m Sunday, will become the first interplanetary craft to use nuclear power It will travel 600 million miles to Jupiter in about 20 months and relay data while passing within 87000 miles of the planet A NASA report notes its speed 31112 mph and 45 minute Earth radio signal delay It will also penetrate the Asteroid Belt four months after launch marking a record voyage through the solar system.
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