NASA contacts Pioneer 10 on 30th launch anniversary

Monday, March 4, 2002

LOS ANGELES -- NASA successfully bridged 7.4 billion miles of space to contact the Pioneer 10 spacecraft on the 30th anniversary of its launch, mission managers said over the weekend.

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