Jerry Fairbanks
Director
The Big Bounce (1960)
The story of the Echo communications satellite program, developed by Bell Laboratories, that eventually resulted in telephone calls being able to be made through satellites.
Genres: Documentary, Short
Keywords: mdblist.one-actor, mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.satellite-dish, imdb.new-jersey, imdb.project-echo, imdb.bell-laboratories, imdb.california + 18 more, imdb.jet-propulsion-laboratory, imdb.balloon, imdb.aluminum, imdb.under-sea-phone-cable, imdb.television-transmission, imdb.science, imdb.technology, imdb.space-age, imdb.cape-canaveral, imdb.countdown, imdb.rocket-launch, imdb.satellite-call, imdb.headset, imdb.reference-to-dwight-d-eisenhower, imdb.recorded-message, imdb.scientific-experiment, imdb.satellite, imdb.telephone
Production Companies: Jerry Fairbanks Productions
Country: United States
Languages:
English
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Runtime: 15 min.
Released: March 11, 1960
Status: Released
Certification: NR / 7+