NASA Commemorating the World's First Communications, Satellite Echo 1

NASA GOLDSTONE CALIF Art Craft First Day of Issue NASA ECHO SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIMENT. Commemorating THE WORLD'S FIRST COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ECHO 1 PLACED IN ORBIT AROUND THE EARTH BY THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION ON AUGUST 12TH 1960 ASHINGTON DEC 9-AM 1960 D.C. WORLD-WIDE COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS FOR PEACE ECHO FIRST DAY OF ISSUE