Gore kicks off Iridium commercial service
U.S. Vice President Al Gore made the inaugural telephone call using the Iridium "Big LEO" satellite system on Sunday, using a handset in the White House Rose Garden to call National Geographic Society Chairman Gilbert M. Grosvenor, great-grandson of Alexander Graham Bell. Gore's call kicked off...
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