Pioneer 10 Pioneer 10 Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is an American space probe, launched in 1972 and weighing , that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter. Thereafter, "Pioneer 10" became the first of five artificial objects to achieve the escape velocity that will allow them to leave the Solar System. This space exploration project was conducted by the NASA Ames Research Center in California, and the space probe was manufactured by TRW Inc. "Pioneer 10" was assembled around a hexagonal bus with a diameter parabolic dish high-gain antenna, and the spacecraft was spin stabilized around the axis of
Probe NCG 8436 Probe NCG 8436 Probe NCG 8436 is a 1981 role-playing game adventure for "Space Opera" published by Fantasy Games Unlimited. "Probe NCG 8436" is an adventure that concerns a survey mission to an uncharted system some 57 light-years from the Martigan system in the Procyon subsector. William A. Barton reviewed "Probe NCG 8436" in "The Space Gamer" No. 48. Barton commented that "Overall [...] "Probe NCG 8436" has enough potential to provide some intriguing adventure sessions for "Space Opera" play. While not as exciting an adventure as the recent "Alien Base", it is far superior to the earlier "Martigan Belt"."