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Sailor Steve · 01-04-07, 05:16 PM

Back in the early '60s they put up TELSTAR, the first telephone relay satellite. It had no electronics; it was simply a big orbiting balloon that reflected signals from one station to another. At night it was bright enough to look like one of the planets, except it moved quite rapidly across the sky. It was cool to watch.

01-04-07, 05:16 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Back in the early '60s they put up TELSTAR, the first telephone relay satellite. It had no electronics; it was simply a big orbiting balloon that reflected signals from one station to another. At night it was bright enough to look like one of the planets, except it moved quite rapidly across the sky. It was cool to watch. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo