• OSCAR 1 (Orbiting Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio)
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    Over 1959-1960, a small group in the San Francisco area conceived Project OSCAR, an effort to place in orbit an amateur-designed and built satellite. This official undertaking of the American Amateur Radio League (AARL) resulted in the OSCAR 1 satellite, built for a mere $63. The Museum's artifact is a full-size scale model of the spacecraft built by the members of Project OSCAR and was acquired in August 1963. 

  • OSCAR 1 (Orbiting Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio)

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Eric Long

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2004-50625-09

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