Satellites have been the guiding force of human space exploration for a long as space exploration has existed. The following material that is being presented is overview of satellite history and I hope all readers of this material find that it is informative and interesting. A satellite is any object that orbits a larger object. This being so makes the most famous satellite, our moon. (picture of moon from Apollo 11) Since early times humans have …showed first 75 words of 846 total…

…showed last 75 words of 846 total…of decay. The use of the satellite system is quite convenient in the sense that it would be of far greater difficulty and cost to send information any other way. In conclusion, satellites are a part of our past, present, and future of communication. We owe much to the people who helped bring artificial satellite technology to life and we must also realize that continued work must be distributed in the field of satellite technology.