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Posted by michael on from the ground-control-to-major-tom dept.

markhb writes "40 years ago today, the first trans-Atlantic TV transmission made it out of the Maine woods and into history, via the original Telstar. The IEEE and Lucent plan to commemorate the event at three events today in Pleumeur-Bodou, France, Goonhilly Downs, England, and Andover, Maine."

4 of 89 comments (clear)

  1. Ad? by undeg+chwech · · Score: 2, Funny

    Was it an ad for TVs?

  2. Disclaimer by tunah · · Score: 4, Funny
    The IEEE and Lucent plan to commemorate the event at three events today in Pleumeur-Bodou, France, Goonhilly Downs, England, and Andover, Maine

    Disclaimer: Slashdot is a subsidiary of Andover/OSDN

    Oh, wait...

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  3. Andover, ME? by anti-snot · · Score: 3, Funny

    Andover? I thought Andover went under?

  4. Hi-Res photo of Telstar 1 by green+pizza · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.lucent.com/minds/telstar/telstarsat.jpg

    It sickens me that this is hosted by Lucent, but it does the job. Too bad more neat "online" photos wern't at this resolution...