April 13, 2008: Pigs In Space

[xoxoxoBruce]

I read a recent interview with 93 year old Harold Rosen. He is the inventor of geosynchronous communications satellites—the satellite systems we use today to communicate and transmit data around the world instantly.
Syncom, the world’s first geostationary communications satellite, launched in 1963, was born of Rosen’s ingenuity, and he is still consulted on new satellites.

Q: What might the future have in store?

A: I see the pace of satellite innovation slowing down. I believe there’s a limit to what we can do and there’s definitely a limit on the bandwidth and orbit slots available to us.
The hot new area is the Internet. That technology hasn’t even reached its adolescence, whereas satellite technology is much more mature.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I read a recent interview with 93 year old Harold Rosen. He is the inventor of geosynchronous communications satellites

I thought Arthur C. Clarke was normally given credit for that.

[beauregaardhooligan]

With the price of raw materials these days it might soon be worthwhile to turn the ISS into a re-cycling center!
I bet a lot of that is pretty high quality metal also.
Somebody needs to come up with a solar-powered forge.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by glatt

I thought Arthur C. Clarke was normally given credit for that.

Clark dreamed of it, Rosen did it.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I read a recent interview with 93 year old Harold Rosen. He is the inventor of geosynchronous communications satellites—the satellite systems we use today to communicate and transmit data around the world instantly.
Syncom, the world’s first geostationary communications satellite, launched in 1963, was born of Rosen’s ingenuity, and he is still consulted on new satellites.

Bruce, how did you get the opportunity to do the interview?

[xoxoxoBruce]

He retired from Boeing, but is still an active consultant. He was interviewed for the Boeing magazine, Frontiers.

[SPUCK]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

the satellite systems we use today to communicate and transmit data around the world instantly.

No, No NO! Not instantly! At the speed of light. Don't you realize that is the basis of the fine conversations we have with Indian tech services?

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As I was saying my printer is printing out the pages sideways and mangled.