The first three Able series of space probes were also called Thor-Able because they were launched on Thor booster rockets. Thor-Ablestar Thor was the United Statess first operational ballistic missile. ...
Pioneer 0 (Thor-Able 1) called the Able 1 probe. (Pioneer) destroyed 77 seconds after launch due to ruptured tank.
Pioneer 1 (Thor-Able 2) called the Able 2 probe. (Pioneer I) failed to enter earth escape orbit.
Pioneer 2 (Thor-Able 3) called the Able 3 probe. (Pioneer II) failed to enter earth escape orbit.
These Able series of space probes were also called Atlas-Able (Pioneer P series) because they were launched on Atlas launchers. The Pioneer 0 (also known as Thor-Able 1) probe was designed to go into orbit around the Moon and carried a TV camera and other instruments as part of the first International Geophysical Year (IGY) science payload. ... Pioneer 1 atop its launcher Pioneer 1, the second and most successful of three project Able space probes and the first spacecraft launched by the newly formed NASA, was intended to study the ionizing radiation, cosmic rays, magnetic fields, and micrometeorites in the vicinity of the Earth and in lunar... NASA photo of the Pioneer 2 probe Pioneer 2 was the last of the three project Able space probes designed to probe lunar and cislunar space. ... Mercury Atlas 9 rocket and capsule on pad The Atlas is a venerable line of space launch vehicles built by Lockheed Martin. ...
Pioneer P-1 (Atlas-Able 4A) called the Able 4A probe. (Pioneer W) lost due to launcher malfunction.
Pioneer P-2 (Atlas-Able 6) called the Able 6 probe. (Pioneer 5, or Pioneer V) sucsessfully entered solar orbit.
Pioneer P-3 (Atlas-Able 4B or Atlas-Able 4) called the Able 4 or Able 4B probe. (Pioneer X) lost due to launcher malfunction.
Pioneer P-30 (Atlas-Able 5A) called the Able 5A probe. (Pioneer Y) lost due to launcher malfunction.
Pioneer P-31 (Atlas-Able 5B) called the Able 5B probe. (Pioneer Z) lost due to launcher malfunction.
Pioneer P-1 was a failed mission in the Pioneer series. ... Pioneer 5 Pioneer 5 (1960 Alpha 1) was a spin-stabilized space probe in the Pioneer program used to investigate interplanetary space between the orbits of Earth and Venus. ... Pioneer P-3 (also known as Atlas-Able 4 or Pioneer X) was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch. ... Pioneer P-30 (also known as Atlas-Able 5A, or Pioneer Y) was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch. ... Pioneer P-31 (also known as Atlas-Able 5B or Pioneer Z) was intended to be a lunar orbiter probe, but the mission failed shortly after launch. ...
Telemetry from the probe was received for a further 123 seconds until the 39-kg spacecraft ended its brief journey by falling into the Atlantic.
Able and its companion Baker, a female squirrel monkey placed in a second biocapsule, became the first live animals to be recovered after traveling outside EarthÂ’s atmosphere.
Able died on Jun. 1, 1959, from the effects of anesthesia given to allow the removal of electrodes.
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