Record #:

31045

Author(s):

Wasson, J.M.

Abstract:

By the end of 1962, at least two Project Telstar experimental satellites, part of the Bell Telephone system repearter satellite program, will have been spun into orbit as a result of recent development in space technology. for more than 20,000 Bell System employees in North Carolina under Western Electric, the experiments highlight a year of space exploration as the first orbit of the earth by an American is scheduled as well.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 19 Issue 8, January 1962, p13-15, por

Subject(s):

Telephone companies; Western Electric Co.--History; Artificial satellites