Fifty Years Ago Today - June 26, 1960

Fifty Years Ago Today - June 26, 1960 - 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 180 million miles, and it would fly 18 million miles closer to the sun than any manmade object.