[amsat-bb] 1957
R.T.Liddy
k8bl at ameritech.net
Thu Oct 4 23:18:56 UTC 2018
Bob,
I remember it. Was in Jr. HS and the Science Teacher
explained the whole concept of it to our class and I
was awed by how it could just stay up there and not
fall down.
Now, we just take satellites for granted. We think nothing
of picking up a handheld XCVR and talking to folks halfway
across the country through one of them hurtling through
the sky above. WOW!!
73, Bob K8BL
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From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd at comcast.net>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2018 6:59 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] 1957
This day (10/4) in 1957 the first satellite was put in orbit by the Russians. Many of us remember it! The rest is history.
73 Bob W7LRD
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