Maine and the Space Age


Margaret Chase Smith shows off Telstar, 1962

Margaret Chase Smith shows off Telstar, 1962
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Margaret Chase Smith Library

U.S. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith of Skowhegan, who served on Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee, was especially interested in having the Earth Station located in Maine.

Smith was the ranking Republican member on the Committee from 1963 to 1971.

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