First Satellite Link
Associated Press
PRINCETON, N.J. — The United States launched its first communications satellite in 1958. The satellite, SCORE, was produced by RCA for the Army Signal Corps. It was carried into orbit by an Atlas missile and relayed voice conversations, code and teletype messages.
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