The Bell System Project will have a place in
history as one of the first steps forward using satellites to extend and improve
world communication networks. This ground station at Andover, Maine, plays a
major role in experiments which will pave the way to a new era in global
communication. The antenna is a giant 380 ton structure of aluminum and steel.
It is protected by a covering of fabric and synthetic rubber measuring 161 feet
high and 100 feet across.