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The First Commercial Space Activity: Communications Satellites
The first commercial activities in space resulted from the efforts of the telecommunications industry to extend operations beyond the atmosphere almost with the beginning of the space age. Indeed, satellite communication was the only truly commercial space technology to be … Continue reading
Posted in Applications Satellites, Cold War Competition, History, Politics, Science, Space
Tagged 1960s, AT&T, cold war, Communication Satellite Corporation (COMSAT), Communications Satellite Act of 1962, communications satellites, COMSAT Corp., Early Bird, History, INTELSAT, international relations, International Telecommunication Satellite Consortium, John Pierce, NASA, Telstar, U.S. Civil Space
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