Telstar
Orbital broadcast pioneer
Telstar was a communications satellite launched in 1962, the first to relay television signals across the Atlantic Ocean.
The name became synonymous with space-age technology and inspired an instrumental rock hit by The Tornados.
In sports, Telstar is a classic black-and-white paneled soccer ball design, first used in the 1970 World Cup and named for its resemblance to the satellite.
Exchange of information
- orbitCurved celestial path
- AT&TTelecommunications conglomerate
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- spaceUnoccupied area or interval
transmission · beacon · antenna · sphere · NASA · launch · signal · broadcast
Four-digit date
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- space raceContest for orbital superiority
- KennedyIrish-origin surname, political dynasty
- liveTo exist or dwell
transatlantic · pioneering · American · technology · innovation · milestone · July · demonstration
communications
Exchange of information
space · transmission · beacon · antenna · sphere · NASA · launch · signal · broadcast · transatlantic
1962
Four-digit date
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- space raceContest for orbital superiority
- KennedyIrish-origin surname, political dynasty
live · transatlantic · pioneering · American · technology · innovation · milestone · July · demonstration · international
Adidas
German athletic apparel maker
- soccer ballKicked sport sphere
- World CupPremier international football tournament
- panelsFlat rectangular sections
black-and-white · hexagon · pentagon · design · FIFA · 1970 · Mexico · iconic · pattern · leather
instrumental
Serving as means
guitar · reverb · British · single · charts · melody · futuristic · organ · twang · record
- telecommunicationscell phone, cellphone, signals, cellular network, antennas
- satellitessatellites, satellite, weather satellite, communications satellite, GPS satellite
- 1962 EventsCuban Missile Crisis, John Glenn, Johnny Carson, Rolling Stones, Lawrence of Arabia
- Bell Labstransistor, Unix, C language, information theory, cellular network
- ColecoVisionDonkey Kong, Frogger, Q*bert, Mouse Trap, Turbo
Telstartelegraph
Electrical message system
carrier pigeon · Pony Express · smoke signals · smoke signal · semaphore
Telstarhorse and buggy
Animal-drawn wheeled vehicle
covered wagon · quill pen · spinning wheel · Stone Age · ancient world
star, television, telephone, telescope, superstar, telegram, starry, stardom, megastar