Telstar and the world of 1962

Posted on July 23, 2012 by The National Air and Space Museum

Last week, the Museum recognized the 50th anniversary of Telstar, the first “active” satellite (one that can receive a radio signal from a ground station and then immediately re-transmit it to another) and the first technology of any kind that … Continue reading →

Telstar and the “Global Village”

Posted on September 27, 2011 by The National Air and Space Museum

Since October 1997, the Space History Division has been celebrating a number of fiftieth anniversaries: Sputnik, Vanguard, Yuri Gagarin’s flight, Alan Shepard’s Mercury Flight. Next July we hope to celebrate another. On July 10th, 1962 at 11:47 GMT, the world’s … Continue reading →

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Telstar and the world of 1962

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