- Title: SPACE: AERONAUTICS AND SPACE REPORT PROGRAM #109
- Date: 1st March 1974
- Summary: von Braun sync ATS animation von Braun sync Rocky Mountains Alaska footage ATS animation and India footage von Braun sync India footage Engineering footage ATS model Dr. Werhner von Braun Antenna unfolds ATS animation Imagine a nurse in a remote settlement in Alaska is trying to give birth to a baby, and runs into medical complications, and she can talk back through the satellite, using the satellite as a relay to get the advice and support from a medical doctor in the contiguous states or even from Anchorage. And he in turn can provide pictorial material as well as voice assistance to the g:nurse, while she is delivering the baby. In real time, in other words. It has been estimated that in the Rocky Mountain States, there are about three million adult illiterates. In addition, there are, of course, the children who also sometimes have very marginal school opportunities. Now, as far as Alaska is concerned, there are about 300,000 people in Alaska and 50,000 of these people are estimated to live in settlements that have no permanent road access. And, of course, during the winter months, and winter is about eight months in Alaska out of the year, they are not accessible at all because of ice and snow and darkness, so they are completely ex communicado. And with this satellite program, effective school service could be rendered to these settlements in Alaska as well. This example with India where 70 percent of a population of 570 million people will benefit from communication satellites, by having at last some education available to themselves, is a classic example of a program that alledgedly was the sort of a thing only the super rich can afford, is now directly benefiting the poorest of the poor. ATS stands for Applications Technology Satellite..." In other words, for the first time here, a satellite has enough power and enough beaming capability installed that the signal received on the ground is strong enough for reception essentially by a normal television receiver. As a result, we can equip thousands of remote locations with receiver sets that can get the benefit of direct television. Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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