19 Mar
2008
19 Mar
'08
12:44 a.m.
I just heard that. The sad thing is, I'm out here in the Pacific right now to launch DirecTV-11, and HALF the people on our launch team never heard of him! R.I.P., Sir Arthur..... 73, Jim KQ6EA --- "Alan P. Biddle" APBIDDLE@UNITED.NET wrote:
Sir Arthur passed away at the age of 90, and is usually credited with inventing the idea of communications satellites.
Alan WA4SCA
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