In this section we will go into some detail about Project Telstar. We do
this because much of what we learned from this project applies to the
general field of satellite communications. The problems that were faced
and solved are typical of the challenges that working engineers and
scientists must meet today. And there is, of course, another reason to
put this much emphasis on Telstar: The six case histories in Part II of
our book were written by men who were involved with that project. Before
reading their accounts it will be helpful for you to have some
background information about it.