Historical Development: Anik A Series
The Department of Communications of the Federal Government ran a competition across Canada to name Telesat's first series of satellites. In November 1969, the winner of the contest was announced. A St. Leonard, Quebec, supermarket employee, Mary Frances Czapla suggested ANIK which means "b...
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OHIO Open Library
2021
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Online Access: | https://ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/spacejournal/vol2/iss4/5 https://ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/context/spacejournal/article/1090/viewcontent/Anik_A_Series.pdf |
Summary: | The Department of Communications of the Federal Government ran a competition across Canada to name Telesat's first series of satellites. In November 1969, the winner of the contest was announced. A St. Leonard, Quebec, supermarket employee, Mary Frances Czapla suggested ANIK which means "brother" in the language of the Inuit. It was selected as the winning entry by a panel of judges which included Marshall McLuhan. |
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