Jun 26 1960

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Six-minute message received by Jodrell Bank, England, was last communication received from PIONEER V, then 22.5 million miles from earth moving at a relative velocity of 21,000 mph. Since March 11 when launched, PIONEER V traveled some 1S0 million miles, and it would fly 18 milliou miles closer to the sun than any manmade object.

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