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U.S.A. 



PIO^fEER/VE^fUS (ORBITER AND PROBE) 



Ames Research Center 



NASA 



"Big Science" Descriptor : Space: lunar and planetary probe 



Description of Facility/Instrument : A satellite designed to penetrate 

 and Investigate the atmosphere of Venus, produce a (radar) map of 

 Its surface, measure the temperature of the surface (probe), 

 collect data on the Venuslan Ionosphere, and make ultraviolet 

 spectrometer observations of Halley's comet. 



Date of Construction : 1978 (launch) 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ : $190 million 



Present International Cooperation 



Natlonallty(s) of Ownership : U.S. 

 Natlonallty(s) of Operational Funding : U.S. 

 Natlonallty(s) of Management Staff : U.S. 

 Natlonallty(s) of Researchers ; U.S. 



The PIONEER/VENUS ORBITER had French and British Instru- 

 mentation. 



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