Keywords: RADOM
Item 9643
Margaret Chase Smith shows off Telstar, 1962
Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1962-08-01 Location: Skowhegan; Andover Media: Photographic print
Item 25452
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962 Location: Andover Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The small town of Andover landed on the international map in 1962 when the Earth Station that had been built there successfully communicated with Telstar, the first telecommunications satellite.