The Smithsonian honors the 50th Anniversary of the Telstar Communications Satellite in Washington, DC

French Ambassador to the United States Francois Delattre participates in a symposium to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Telstar communications satellite and the birth of global telecommunications, at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. on July 12, 2012. Telstar 1 launched on July 10, 1962 was the first communications satellite. UPI/Kevin Dietsch