50th Anniversary of Telstar 1

[cracklincrotch]

I hadn't seen anybody post about this so I thought I should.

On July 10, 1962, Telstar 1 was launched.

Some background information can be found here: Telstar satellite's legacy, 50 years on - Technology & Science - CBC News

 

[cracklincrotch]

Wikipedia has some good info too.

Telstar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[xtgold]

I remember the "live via satellite" caption on programs in the mid 60's