
Ajit Pai @AjitPai
OTD in 1963, @NASA launched Syncom 2, the 1st geosynchronous satellite. It was "designed to handle one two-way telephone or 16 one-way teletype channels." In August, it enabled JFK & Prime Minister of Nigeria to have 1st live two-way call between heads of government by satellite. https://t.co/vKHLfL0f3V — PolitiTweet.org