[Boatanchors] It Is TELSTAR DAY!!!!! July 10, 1962. This date marks the launch of Telstar 1,

[Bob Young]

Not to quibble but the original hit was by the Tornados and is the one most people would be familiar with. Love the ventures though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuA-fqKCiAE

Bob
KB1OKL

> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:20:23 -0400
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> Subject: [Boatanchors] It Is TELSTAR DAY!!!!!  July 10,	1962. This date marks the launch of Telstar 1, 
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> It Is TELSTAR DAY!!!!! 
> July 10, 1962.  This date marks the launch of Telstar 1, the first 
> communications satellite  capable of relaying television signals from Europe to 
> North  America!
> Yes  on this VERY day long ago our childhood TELSTAR I was launched.... and 
> so was my  fascination with Sat Com- 
> For those of you Non-space science folk this is  sure to be a memory though 
> ... and a great song by Joe Meek of UK but a hit  indeed for the VENTURES 
> (60s music buddies can add to this ) 
> John R. Pierce of Bell Labs fame was the father of TELSTAR, and later in my 
>  life to become a great friend and of mine and a friend to the SMECC museum 
>  project. In addition A.C. Dickieson, the project manager for TELSTAR, 
> ended up  retiring in Sun City here and I got to know him as well. Add to that 
> James Early  who did device development for the Telstar Project another great 
> mind and a  great friend...Unfortunately all have passed on many years 
> ago.....add to that  Eugene O'Neill and other... and look below in comments and 
> you will see some  other articles about TELSTAR by some people I was happy 
> to call my friends... I  miss them all but thankful to have had the time I 
> did with them. ok lets listen  to the TELSTAR song by the Ventures....
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> Enjoy the walk down memory lane.... Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC 
> http://youtu.be/D6DmtPQv7V8
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> http://www.smecc.org/telstar_photo_album.htm
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> read all these authors and articles at  SMECC 
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> [ _John Pierce / Telstar_ (http://www.smecc.org/john_pierce1.htm)  ] [  _A. 
> C. Dickieson_ (http://www.smecc.org/a__c__dickieson.htm)   ] [  _James 
> Early /  TELSTAR_ (http://www.smecc.org/james_early___telstar.htm)  ] [  
> _Memorabilia /  TELSTAR_ (http://www.smecc.org/memorabilia___telstar.htm)  ] [  
> _Telstar  Broadcasts_ (http://www.smecc.org/telstar_broadcasts.htm)  ][  
> _W.J.Bray - UK_ (http://www.smecc.org/w_j_bray_-_uk.htm)  ] [  _K.D. Smith Bell 
> Solar Batteries TELSTAR_ 
> (http://www.smecc.org/k_d__smith__bell_solar_batteries_telstar.htm)  ] [  _TELSTAR - Joe  Meek_ 
> (http://www.smecc.org/telstar_-_joe_meek.htm)  ] [  _Eugene  O'Neill - TELSTAR_ 
> (http://www.smecc.org/eugene_o'niell_-_telstar.htm)  ][  _UK First TELSTAR Transatlantic Color 
> Transmission_ 
> (http://www.smecc.org/uk_first_telstar_transatlantic_color_transmission.htm)   ]
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