Midlands News: 27.07.1962: Telephone Call via Telstar

Summary

An historic telephone call via Telstar was made last night between Rugeley in Staffordshire and Western Springs, Illinois in the USA.

Year:

1962

Duration:

0:01:59

Film type:

Black & White / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

We see Councillor Madden of Rugeley Urban District Council talking on a telephone and hear audio of the conversation.


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

Story number - 4408. Rugeley is twinned with Western Springs. Telstar was the first communications satellite to relay telephone and television pictures across the Atlantic Ocean. Telstar 1 was in service from July 1962 to February 1963.