Maine and the Space Age


Telstar antenna model, Andover, 1962

Telstar antenna model, Andover, 1962
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Maine Historical Society

People in France and England, for the first time, saw live televised transmissions from the United States.

Bell Laboratories in New Jersey developed the Telstar satellite and AT&T built the receiving-transmitting station in Andover.

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