In the 1970’s, no vehicle had gone beyond the asteroids between Mars and Jupiter, that is until Pioneer 10.
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https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/pioneer-10/in-depth/
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/missions/archive/pioneer.html
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