NASA Gives Up On Pioneer 10

Soft writes "Another Energizer Bunny has finally given out: Pioneer 10's generators have decayed to the point that DSN can no longer detect the probe's signals. It was the first spacecraft to penetrate the asteroid belt (1972) and fly by Jupiter (1973). So long and thanks for all the pic's..."

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Re:So long old friend

[Jeremy Erwin]

Buzzcuts and string ties? I have a copy of NASA's history, Pioneer Odyssey and few, if any of the many engineers pictured fit your stereotype.