— AT&T’s Telstar 1 gained international fame its first day in orbit and opened the public’s eyes to the possibilities of satellite communications, though it would later become a dead end in the ...

In 1929, American paper currency was reduced in size as the government began issuing bills that were approximately 25 percent smaller. In 1962, AT&T's Telstar 1 communications satellite, capable of ...

WASHINGTON: In today’s world where pizza pan-sized satellite antennas delivering hundreds of television channels are as common as starlings on rooftops of homes, businesses, and even RVs, few recall a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Launched on July 10, 1962, Telstar 1, ...

Prelaunch checkout of the receiver that registers instructions radioed from the ground. (Photo by B. Anthony Stewart, originally published in National Geographic. Launched 50 years ago today, Telstar ...

Fifty years ago today, the Space Age gave birth to the age of satellite communication as we know it — though it wasn't clear at the time just how world-changing that outer-space angle would turn out ...

AUSTIN, Texas — In the summer of 1962, the world was teetering on the brink of a new era. In the cold void of space, above Earth’s atmosphere, the Telstar communication satellite had begun its ...

July 10 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1925, the so-called Monkey Trial, in which John Scopes was accused of teaching evolution in school, a violation of state law, began in Dayton, Tenn., ...

Fifty years ago today, the Space Age gave birth to the age of satellite communication as we know it today — though it wasn't clear at the time just how world-changing that outer-space angle would turn ...