Friday, August 13, 2010

Happy 50th Birthday to Echo 1, Grandpappy of Satellite Communications










I'd never heard of this thing. Not once. Even though it's fantastic:

Essentially a wafer-thin reflective membrane filled with nitrogen and sent into orbit as a massive balloon, which allowed radio signals to be reflected off its shiny bulbous skin.

How cool is that?

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