Pioneer 10 - the mission of the pioneer

31 years ago, on June 13, 1983, Pioneer 10 - the pioneer - overcame Mars's orbit, becoming the first artificial object to leave the solar system, traveling in space. immense . Pioneer 10 carries a gold "information plate" , which draws the position of the earth in the solar system and a message of congratulations to any life in the universe if it happens to come across.

Pioneer 10 - The mission of the pioneer

Over the past decade, the US aerospace agency (NASA) has continually improved its technology to make the journey to explore the distant and mysterious universe. Pioneer 10 is one of them.

The Pioneer 10 probe , also known as the "Pioneer" was launched from the US Space Flight Agency (NASA) from the launch site 36A of Cape Canaveral air base on March 3, 1972, to take part involved in the discovery of planets of the solar group 2.

Pioneer 10 at the launch pad.(Photos: Wikipedia)

This 258kg heavy probe carries a 2.74m diameter parabolic antennae, four atomic generators with a total capacity of 165W, three boosters and a number of other cameras and radiometers.

Leaving the ground on an Atlas-Centausr rocket, Pioneer 10 is the fastest object ever to fly away from the earth, to the point that it can catch the moon within 12 hours, and cut across Mars's trajectory (the way we about 80 million km) within just 12 weeks.

On July 15, 1972, Pioneer 10 flew to the asteroid belt, and on September 3, 1973, Pioneer 10 transmitted to Earth the first photo of a close-up shot of Jupiter.

On June 13, 1983, Pioneer 10 became the first artificial object to leave the solar system to travel in the vast universe.

Designed for a long flight within 21 months, Pioneer 10 has been ten times more durable than that time period, and lasted for more than 30 years. For more than 30 years, it has successfully carried out its historic mission of photographing two giant gas planets Jupiter and Saturn, as well as transmitting Earth's data on interplanetary radiation. and the magnetic field.

Pioneer 10 ship simulation image flying out of space

On January 22, 2003, Earth's spacecraft - Pioneer 10 probe after more than 30 years of flying in the universe sent the last weak signals and then disappeared into the galaxy forever. . NASA engineers must be very difficult to recognize this signal and cannot analyze any scientific information from there. They found that the source of its radioactive energy was decayed to the point that it was not enough to send a message. Therefore, they stopped all efforts to contact the ship.

Pioneer 10 is indeed a 'pioneer' in its own right. "After crossing Mars on a long journey into space, it flew over areas that had never had a human device before ," said Colleen Hartman, director of NASA's solar system. any creator comes'. It is not wrong, because until now, it has been recognized as a spacecraft with the most memorable achievements: the first human ship to cross the asteroid belt, The first ship discovered Jupiter and it was the first time humans knew how to use the planet's gravity to speed up the probe and let it escape the gravity of the solar system itself.

Mysterious message

With the mission of the pioneer, the ship Pioneer 10 brought with him a strange 'information plate' . It was a metal plate, 15 cm wide, 23 cm long. This information sheet was designed by American space scientists. The man and the woman on the drawing are the image of the earth; The man's right hand shows up, indicating a greeting to another planet.

The message that Pioneer 10 brought out into space

The geometric figure behind their back is the outline of the Pioneer spacecraft. The straight lines on the left represent the characteristics of some of the planets that we currently observe; the center of the straight line represents the position of the solar system. The ten dots below represent the celestial bodies. The two circles in the upper part of the drawing indicate that the human being knows the simplest matter molecule is formed by two hydrogen atoms.

According to NASA, the strange "Information Plate" brought into the universe by Pioneer 10 is a letter from the Earth people to 'people on another planet' - that information sheet is ultimately a person ' The first 'pioneer' that humanity sent to the outer sphere, is the first mark that people remain in the universe for a long time. Maybe it lets 'people on other planets' know on this little planet like Earth, that exists or has existed such high-level intelligence creatures like this man, no doubt. that is the pride of our humanity.