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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 25451

Telstar antenna model, Andover, 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962 Location: Andover Media: Photographic print

Item 26106

Telstar Earth Station, Andover, ca. 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1962 Location: Andover Media: Postcard

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Maine and the Space Age

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.