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April 1955: Dr. John R. Pierce’s article, “”Orbital Radio Relays”” in Jet Propulsion, discussed both active and passive…

[10-11-10] Paradigm, a subsidiary of Astrium Services, signed a contract with the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) to…

July 10, 1962: The launch of Telstar 1, developed by a Bell Laboratories team led by Dr. John…

December 20, 1961: The UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1721 calling for the application of international law to…

[10-11-10] SpaceX aborted the first static fire test for its Falcon 9 rocket two seconds before its scheduled…

Before 1975, cable TV was largely a rural industry that brought remote areas better reception and more channels.…

June 28, 1983: Hughes Communications launched Galaxy 1 aboard a Delta rocket. Carrying 24 primary and 6 back-up…

April 9, 2003: Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, General Motors and Hughes Electronics reached agreement on a deal through…

February 10, 2009 – An Iridium satellite and a Russian Cosmos satellite collided in the first-ever satellite crash.…

August 21, 1971: The final treaty for the creation of the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) was signed…

[10-11-10] SkyTerra has rolled out new radio software developed by Hughes that enables data capability on SkyTerra’s MSAT-G2…