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Echo 1
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Taken almost 50 years ago, this photo shows an inflation test of Echo 1 in Weeksville, N.C. ECHO 1 was America's first passive communications satellite, basically - a 135 foot diameter Mylar balloon that reflected radio signals. Despite its incredibly crude technology, the Echo series of balloon satellites were immensely popular with the general public at the time as they could be clearly seen with the naked eye as they passed overhead in their orbits.

Credit: NASA/JPL Archive.

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&prismmagic
05/01/06 10:15 PM GMT
I was about to say that is was the one that they bounced radio wave off. LOl That's about as passive as you get.
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::ChevalierBayard
05/01/06 10:16 PM GMT
Very interresting once more. Without your comments I think I'd be still in front of the pic wondering what could it be :D

Thx for sharing ;)
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::kimcande
05/02/06 2:11 AM GMT
This is very interesting. No doubt about where this image came from. We sure have advance technologically speaking. Thank you for sharing a bit of the past. Although it may have been crude, it did work. Very nice!
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::dreamer100
05/02/06 2:13 AM GMT
Great photo. It had to be visible, Look at the scale of the people on the platform! Imagine the UFO reports. Once again it's a wonderful photo of the structure and the light patterns.
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::Zyrogerg
05/02/06 6:48 AM GMT
Another fascinating image and a really interesting photograph. Thanks for sharing.
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.sammorgan
05/04/06 11:16 AM GMT
Stunning! It is a genuine joy for me to see these photographs you post.

Thanks for putting it up!
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Crusoy
05/05/06 1:17 AM GMT
Awesome, thanks for finding all these great shots and cleaning them up.Keep them coming.
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&KEIFER
05/12/06 12:30 AM GMT
Ahhh .. so THIS is what crashed at Roswell

When I was a kid in the 60's I remember seeing silver orbs\balloons in the air .. they weren't moving though ... but .. I live between Lawrence Lab in Livermore Calif .. and .. Silicon Valley with Lockheed\JPL and Moffet Field (blimp hangers)

Whenever we have an Earthquake centered around Lawrence Lab .. I'm always suspicious
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&philcUK
05/12/06 5:20 PM GMT
would that be the same Lawrence Livermore that blows things up?
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