1. SPACE.
- Author
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Widditsch, Ann
- Subjects
ASTRONAUTICAL research ,AERIAL reconnaissance (Military) ,TELECOMMUNICATION satellites ,TELECOMMUNICATION systems ,FOREIGN relations of the United States, 1961-1963 ,FRENCH foreign relations ,ARTIFICIAL satellites in aeronautics ,20TH century French history - Abstract
The article reports on issues and topics related astronautics research and development in the U.S. Samos II, a reconnaissance satellite, was successfully fired into orbit by the Air Force on January 31, 1961. The Radio Corp. of America urged the Federal Communications Commission not to give any one company a preferred position in the field of communications satellites. Discussions between officials from the United States and France regarding a plan to launch French satellites with American rockets have started during later part of March 1961.
- Published
- 1961