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

[Ed via Boatanchors]

yes in later publishing of  this  message to other    places  I state that  
a little better!
 
Yep!  MEEK  is King!
 
 
In a message dated 7/10/2014 12:16:00 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
bobyoung53 at hotmail.com writes:

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
> To:  boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Boatanchors] It Is TELSTAR  DAY!!!!! July 10, 1962. This date 
marks the launch of Telstar 1, 
>  From: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  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....
> 
> Enjoy the walk down memory lane.... Ed Sharpe  archivist for SMECC 
> http://youtu.be/D6DmtPQv7V8
> 
> also  goto - - 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  
> http://www.smecc.org/telstar_photo_album.htm
> 
> read  all these authors and articles at SMECC 
> 
> 
> [ _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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