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[ NNSquad ] How a satellite called Syncom changed the world
How a satellite called Syncom changed the world
http://j.mp/13cYuxn (L.A. Times)
"What he imagined by 1959 was a revolution in communications: an
extremely lightweight, solar-powered telephone switching station in
orbit 22,000 miles above Earth. In those days, an international
telephone connection required making a reservation because the
existing system - copper cables and radio signals - carried few calls.
Many countries could not be called at all. A satellite could change
all of that. Rosen recruited two other engineers, Thomas Hudspeth and
Don Williams, and began designing the electronics and the propulsion
and power system needed for a communications satellite. Not only was
the task technically tough, but they also were fighting many of the
nation's top experts who did not believe their idea would work. Even
their bosses - at a company founded by the eccentric billionaire
Howard Hughes - were not sure their project was worth a modest
investment."
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--Lauren--
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