Materials:

Wood, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Steel, Paint, Acrylic (Plexiglas), Rubber (Silicone), Teflon

Dimensions:

Approximate: 50.8 x 68.58 x 50.8cm (1ft 8in. x 2ft 3in. x 1ft 8in.) (as photographed)

Storage: 44.45 x 55.88 x 72.39cm (1ft 5 1/2in. x 1ft 10in. x 2ft 4 1/2in.)

Type:

MODELS-Uncrewed Spacecraft & Parts

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Summary:

This artifact is a 1/4 scale model of the Pioneer 6 interplanetary spacecraft. Pioneer 6 was launched 16 December 1965, into an orbit between Earth and Venus. Like the other Sun-orbiting Pioneers launched before it, its mission was to study and survey interplanetary space and increase understanding of the solar wind.

Pioneers 6-9, launched between 1965 and 1968, used multiple spacecraft to study interplanetary space continuously over the course of an entire solar cycle (an 11-month period) from widely separated points in the solar system. They were the first solar satellite weather network.

This model was transferred to the Museum in 1975.

Credit Line:

Transferred from NASA Headquarters

Inventory Number:

A19800423000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv986faa803-86ed-499f-add9-1ee50a25298e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19800423000