— AT&T’s Telstar 1 gained international fame its first day in orbit and opened the public’s eyes to the possibilities of satellite communications, though it would later become a dead end in the ...

In 1929, American paper currency was reduced in size as the government began issuing bills that were approximately 25 percent smaller. In 1962, AT&T's Telstar 1 communications satellite, capable of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. WASHINGTON: In today’s world where pizza pan-sized satellite antennas delivering hundreds of ...

Today, July 12, marks the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast from the Telstar satellite, the first commercial satellite in orbit. These broadcasts heralded a sea change in the way we communicated ...

In 1962, the first public TV transmissions over Telstar 1 took place during a special program featuring live shots beamed from the United States to Europe, and vice versa. In 1986, Britain's Prince ...

AUSTIN, Texas — In the summer of 1962, the world was teetering on the brink of a new era. In the cold void of space, above Earth’s atmosphere, the Telstar communication satellite had begun its ...

CAPE CANAVERAL -- The United States successfully rocketed the world's first international communications satellite, Telstar, into orbit today in an effort to open a new era of global radio and "live" ...

Fifty years ago today, the Space Age gave birth to the age of satellite communication as we know it — though it wasn't clear at the time just how world-changing that outer-space angle would turn out ...

July 10 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1925, the so-called Monkey Trial, in which John Scopes was accused of teaching evolution in school, a violation of state law, began in Dayton, Tenn., ...

Fifty years ago today, the Space Age gave birth to the age of satellite communication as we know it today — though it wasn't clear at the time just how world-changing that outer-space angle would turn ...