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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--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
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