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History Detectives  Satelloon

Could this square of metallic material be part of America's first satellite program? Details

 

Program: History Detectives

Episode: Satelloon

A radio operator made contact with another radio hobbyist who said he was a NASA engineer. He promised to send a memento of their conversation. Our Florida contributor received a square of metallic fabric, along with a hand-drawn diagram. Piecing together information from the radio exchange and notes on the diagram, our contributor believes this could be a piece of an early space satellite.

Duration: (18:14)
Premiere Date: 06/21/2010
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: TV-G


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