Chicago presentation on Motorola's Iridium

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From: Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 01:55

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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

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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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Summary: Global cellular phone network through LEO satellites
Keywords: Motorola Iridium Chicago cellular