The First Television and Telephone Satellite Launched 50 Years Ago [Techversary]

On July 10th, 1962, NASA launched the first Telstar satellite. The spherical satellite—which actually looks like a model of the Death Star—was the first to relay television and telephone signals through space. More »

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