Geek Fact for November 5th

By Judy Novotny / 11/05/2012 / 1 Comment / Geek Facts

In 1967 , NASA launched the ATS-3 communications satellite.

The ATS-3 satellite provided emergency communications links during the 1987 Mexican earthquake and the Mt. St. Helens volcano eruption and supported the Apollo moon landings with real-time TV transmissions for broadcasting by Radio Caracas in Venezuela.`

Learn more at http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/missions/ats.html.

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Judy Novotny

Judy is a computer veteran with 30 years of experience. She has owned everything from a TRS-80, Apple IIe and various Windows-based PCs. She is currently living in her Apple ecosystem at home consisting of an iPhone, iPad, iMac, MacBook, Apple TV, iPod nano and two Time Capsules. She is a fan of all things mobile since she got her first Palm Pilot in 1999. Check out her iPad app, Number Wizard, in the App Store. Follow her on Twitter @junovotech or at Junovo.com.

1 thought on “Geek Fact for November 5th”

Karine Aguilar on Facebook
11/05/2012 at 1:47 am
I must be getting real old – because I used to work with UNIVAC Keypunch machines and 80 clolumn card program sorters. Gee this equipment is in Museums now …

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In 1967 , NASA launched the ATS-3 communications satellite.

About The Author

Judy Novotny

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In 1967 , NASA launched the ATS-3 communications satellite.