THE ARMY COMMUNICATOR Winter 1982 Pages 58 - 68

A Signal Corps space odyssey Part II- SCORE and  beyond by Brig. Gen. H. Mc D. Brown (retired) "This is the President of the United States speaking. Through the marvels of scientific advance, my voice is coming to you from a satellite traveling in outer space. My message is a simple one: Through this unique means l convey to you and all mankind, A merica's wish for peace on earth and good will toward men everywhere. " - President Dwight David Eisenhower, December 19, 1958

This is the story of SCORE, the world's first communications satellite and the final phase of other pioneering contributions of the Signal Corps to the early space age. They all, and particularly SCORE, represent some of the Signal Corps' most memorable achievements. It has been said that "success has a thousand fathers but failure is an orphan;" and SCORE, COURIER and TIROS were all remarkable successes! As a major participant in these projects, I would like to share with all Army communicators, young or old, my recollections of what really happened without going into nitty

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