Gutenberg.org: 1963Science Fiction from "Analog": The Trouble with TelStar

[mjessick]

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The Trouble with Telstar, by John Berryman
1963

THE TROUBLE WITH TELSTAR

The real trouble with communications satellites is
the enormous difficulty of repairing
even the simplest little trouble.
You need such a loooong screwdriver.

by JOHN BERRYMAN

ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN SCHOENHERR
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I haven't looked at the story yet, but the cover picture looks like the human repairman went up in a DG

 

[Graham2001]

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30679/30679-h/30679-h.htm
The Trouble with Telstar, by John Berryman
1963

THE TROUBLE WITH TELSTAR

The real trouble with communications satellites is
the enormous difficulty of repairing
even the simplest little trouble.
You need such a loooong screwdriver.

by JOHN BERRYMAN

ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN SCHOENHERR
-----------------
I haven't looked at the story yet, but the cover picture looks like the human repairman went up in a DG

It's a Dyno-Soar Boosted by what looks like a Saturn C-II.

Saturn C-II

http://www.astronautix.com/graphics/h/hzfigi10.gif

Dyno-Soar + Booster