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No Heavenly Bodies

A History of Satellite Communications Infrastructure

de Christine E. Evans, Lars Lundgren ...

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The compelling and little-known history of satellite communications that reveals the Soviet and Eastern European roles in the development of its infrastructure.Taking its title from Hannah Arendt’s description of artificial earth satellites, No Heavenly Bodies explores the history of the first two decades of satellite communications. Christine E. Evans and Lars Lundgren trace how satellite ... Leer más

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The compelling and little-known history of satellite communications that reveals the Soviet and Eastern European roles in the development of its infrastructure.Taking its title from Hannah Arendt’s description of artificial earth satellites, No Heavenly Bodies explores the history of the first two decades of satellite communications. Christine E. Evans and Lars Lundgren trace how satellite
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Four Futures

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