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Pioneer 11 Press Conference

Two met at conference table.

Source: NASA Ames

Published: February 13, 2018

Legendary space scientist James van Allen is seen smoking a pipe alongside physicist Edward Smith at a Pioneer 11 press conference in 1974.

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