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August 1962 – Communications Satellite Act Signed

August 1962 COMSAT JFK
President Kennedy signed the Communications Satellite Act which created the Communications Satellite Corporation (Comsat). The law also committed the US to building a global communications system. This was important to NASA because its early communications satellites that were developed would be turned over to the public sector.

President Kennedy signed the Communications Satellite Act which created the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT). The law also committed the US to building a global communications system. This was important to NASA because its early communications satellites that were developed would be turned over to the public sector.

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