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Men Study a Telstar Model
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A group of men study a model of the Telstar satellite. From left to right are: Newton Minow, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, James Webb of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Warren Magnuson, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Senator John Pastore of the Communications Subcommittee.
1962
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Men with a Telstar Model
1962
Newton Minow (left) and three men of the Senate Commerce Communications Subcommittee look at a model of the Telstar satellite.
Minow and Telstar Model
1962
Newton Minow and another man look at a model of the Telstar satellite.
Group with Telstar Model
1962
A group of men look at a model of the Telstar with Newton Minow.
Telstar Satellite Model
August 1961
Members of the Senate Commerce Communications Subcommittee stand with a model of the Telstar satellite. A man holds a piece of the model and is pointing skyward.
Telstar Satellite Cut-away Drawing
1962
A cutaway drawing of the Bell System's experimental Telstar communications satellite.
