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- From: higgins@fnalf.fnal.gov (Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey)
- Newsgroups: sci.space,chi.general
- Subject: Chicago presentation on Motorola's Iridium
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- Date: 11 Jan 93 19:55:30 -0600
- Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
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- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.195530.1@fnalf.fnal.gov>
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- Summary: Global cellular phone network through LEO satellites
- Keywords: Motorola Iridium Chicago cellular
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- The Chicago Space Frontier Society
- in cooperation with the Mae C. Jemison Space Center
- presents
-
- MOTOROLA'S IRIDIUM PROJECT
- Gordon Comerford
- Senior Vice President
- and Group General Manager for Iridium in the Americas
- Motorola Corporation
- Schaumburg, Illinois
-
-
- 7:00 PM
- Friday, January 15, 1993
- Room 106
- Wilbur Wright College
- 3400 N. Austin Blvd.
- Chicago, Illinois
-
-
- Imagine using a small handheld cellular phone to make a phone call
- from anywhere on the planet Earth. The "Iridium" system now under
- development at Motorola will provide global cellular telephone
- service, as well as other communication services, using a large fleet
- of satellites in low Earth orbit. Mr. Comerford will discuss progress
- on Iridium and present a videotape.
-
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-
- The Chicago Space Frontier Society, a chapter of the National Space
- Society, promotes development of the space frontier and education
- about the potential of a spacefaring civilization. For more
- information on CSFS, contact Bill Higgins at (708)393-6817 or
- higgins@fnal.fnal.gov. Our thanks to the Mae C. Jemison Space Center
- at Wright College for arranging meeting facilities.
-
- Bill Higgins Internet: HIGGINS@FNAL.FNAL.GOV
- Bitnet: HIGGINS@FNALB.BITNET
-