[amsat-bb] 1957

[Edward R Cole]

I was in 7th grade and already interested in ham radio.  I built my 
first receiver the next summer and received my Novice license 
(KN8MWA) on Nov, 11, 1958.  That is 60-years ago!  My first reaction 
was anger that the Russians beat us.  So many Vanguard rocket 
failures did that.  It took an army rocket (Jupiter-C?) under 
the   guidance of German WWII rocket scientist to finally launch our 
first orbiting satellite.  Little did I know that I would be working 
for NASA 13 years later.

Of course the Russians also used WWII German rocket scientist.

73, Ed - KL7UW
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