Pioneer 8 Program
NASA’s Pioneer 8 Program was a heliocentric interplanetary-space mission launched on 13 December 1967 to measure magnetic fields, plasma, cosmic rays, and cosmic dust. Its observations were correlated with the other Pioneer solar orbiters and supplied solar-weather information that helped protect Apollo crews; NASA’s historical account records last contact in June 2001.
Identity
- Aliases
- Pioneer 8Pioneer-CPioneer 8 missionPioneer solar orbiter
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Pioneer 8 Program
- Status
- completed
- Types
- explorationscienceresearchoperations
Details
- Description
- NASA’s Pioneer 8 Program was a heliocentric interplanetary-space mission launched on 13 December 1967 to measure magnetic fields, plasma, cosmic rays, and cosmic dust. Its observations were correlated with the other Pioneer solar orbiters and supplied solar-weather information that helped protect Apollo crews; NASA’s historical account records last contact in June 2001.
- End Date
- 2001-06
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
- -
- Start Date
- 1967-12-13
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:50:08 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:50:08 UTC