Beyond Sputnik and the space race : the origins of global satellite communications /

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"A fascinating account of how the United States established the first global satellite communications system to project geopolitical leadership during the Cold War"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Slotten, Hugh Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Artificial satellites in telecommunication > United States > History.
Astronautics > United States > History.
Space race > United States > History.
Astronautique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Satellites artificiels dans les télécommunications > États-Unis > Histoire.
Conquête de l'espace > États-Unis > Histoire.
Artificial satellites in telecommunication
Astronautics
Space race
United States
e-books.
History
Livres numériques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. US industry, the Cold War, and the development of satellite communications
  • 2. The Kennedy Administration and the Communications Satellite Act of 1962
  • 3. Global satellite communications and the 1963 International Telecommunication Union Space Radio Conference
  • 4. Organizing the first global satellite communications system.

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